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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback) by Mary Roach bookshelves: currently-reading |
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"So far... as with all of Roach's books, the casual-but-informed tone puts me right into the book. I find myself as fascinated by the research as the author obviously is.
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Stop in the Name of Pants (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) by Louise Rennison bookshelves: ya |
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read in August, 2008
Jess said:
"Georgia is my very favorite character to read out loud to friends. Ridiculous and dramatic, but also a lovely reminder not only of how completely absurd being a teenager is, but also how little of that absurdity has faded with adulthood.
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| July 29 | ||
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Jess
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| July 28 | ||
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Uncle Tungsten (Paperback) by Oliver W. Sacks bookshelves: science |
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recommended for: Science Nerds, History Buffs
read in May, 2006
Jess said:
"I have loved Sacks' books about neuroscience, but found his writing style somewhat dry. Not so in this autobiography of his childhood. I remember reading it in two days, barely willing to put it down. The chemical experiments he did as a young boy...more
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And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails (Hardcover) by Wayne Curtis (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: to-read |
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Hardcover) by Mary Roach bookshelves: science |
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"Once again, Roach brings her trademark irreverence to a survey of sex research from the last 150 years.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback) by Mary Roach bookshelves: science |
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recommended to Jess by:
My sister
recommended for: Science Nerds read in June, 2007
Jess said:
"Fascinating! Roach has an infectious enthusiasm for research of all kinds, and doesn't shy away from the admittedly icky subject area. I particularly enjoyed the horrified interest she took in the facial surgery section. As always, the book is imp...more
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| July 27 | ||
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Paperback) by Stephen Chbosky bookshelves: ya |
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Jess said:
"So good! I loaned this to a few of my students and got rave reviews from them as well- how did I not read this when I was in high school? It would have helped rather a lot!
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Sunshine (Paperback) by Robin McKinley bookshelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy, vampires |
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman bookshelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy, ya |
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman bookshelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy, ya |
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Jess's favorite quotes
"It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it."
— Terry Pratchett
— Terry Pratchett
"Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible."
— Richard P. Feynman
— Richard P. Feynman
"Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
— Douglas Adams
— Douglas Adams
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SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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