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| Fascinating look at the life of cadavers. Roach manages to take a grisly subject and make it not only informative but entertaining. I did find that while details of cadavers and the things they have been used for didn't bother me a bit, I had to skip...more | |
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| I am loving Larry Correia's Grimnoir Chronicles series so I wanted to check out this earlier series. This was a fun ride through the world of monster hunting but I think the Grimnoir Chronicles is better. The characters and the world building are muc...more | |
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| This wasn't a bad book but I just never connected with it. It reminded me of The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, a series I thought was excellent, and it suffered mightily in comparison. I found the plot confusing and the characters never came...more | |
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Donna
made a comment on the poll: August 2013 Science Fiction Theme: Interstellar Travel
"I voted for The Sparrow as it's been near the top of my TBR list for awhile. I was intrigued by Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille though, so I might...more
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Donna
rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
by David Quammen (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
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| I have read a number of books about the epidemics of the last century but this is one of the best I've seen. It's an absolutely outstanding book that gives an overview of the recent findings on the ecology of emerging zoonotic epidemics. Quammen trav...more | |
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Donna
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"I read this not too long ago and loved it. I gave it 5 stars. Scalzi's humor always seems to hit me in the right spot and I've enjoyed his other humor...more
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