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The Stuff of Life: P... 05/17 Kitty is currently reading:
The Stuff of Life: Profiles of the Molecules That Make Us Tick (Paperback)
by Eric P. Widmaier
bookshelves: currently-reading, library-books, science-and-science-related
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On Liberty 05/11 Kitty is currently reading:
On Liberty (Penguin Classics)
by John Stuart Mill
bookshelves: currently-reading, philosophy
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The Ancestor's Tale:... 04/22 Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution (Paperback)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: currently-reading, library-books, science-and-science-related
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recommended for: interested in evolution

Kitty Kitty said: "Still working through this. Very interesting but nearly single-spaced text makes for an extra lengthy 600+ pages. I had to renew it and now I've got a rigid schedule of reading at least 30 pages per day in hopes of finishing it before the next due da...more "



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July 23
Censoring Science: I... Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Surprising Truth About Global Warming (Hardcover)
by Mark Bowen
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July 05
The Age of American ... Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Age of American Unreason (Hardcover)
by Susan Jacoby
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The God Delusion Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author!)
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recommended for: atheists, humanists, creationists
read in June, 2008

Kitty Kitty said: "Dawkins at his most lively. If you like polemics, you'll love this book. Since I thought I agreed with many of Dawkins' ideas, I read this book to complete my understanding of his positions. I found that while I do agree with where he comes from, I d...more "
Evolution: What the ... Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
by Donald R. Prothero
bookshelves: science-and-science-related
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read in June, 2008

Kitty Kitty said: "This book gives the person interested in fossils a look at what's been found in the last 20 or 30 years. It's fascinating stuff! I didn't want to put the book down at times.

Prothero goes from detailing both the finding of the fossils and the fos...more "
June 14
Welcome to Your Brai... Kitty marked as to-read:
Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How To Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Behavior (Hardcover)
by Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang
bookshelves: science-and-science-related, to-read
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May 29
1455499 New comment on Lauren's review of Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters
626957 Kitty wrote: "This is one I want to read too! Weirdly, they don't have it in the Scientific American Book Club! :-...more "

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May 18
Practical Ethics Kitty marked as to-read:
Practical Ethics (Paperback)
by Peter Singer
bookshelves: philosophy, to-read
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May 17
Before the Dawn: Rec... Kitty gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors (Paperback)
by Nicholas Wade
bookshelves: science-and-science-related
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Kitty Kitty said: "Listened to this through audible.com

Interesting walk through the prehistory of us, using recently acquired genetic information as a guide. This book would be better understood, at least by me, through a read rather than a listen. There is so much...more "
May 11
An Enquiry concernin... Kitty gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (Oxford Philosophical Texts)
by David Hume
bookshelves: currently-reading, philosophy
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Kitty Kitty said: "Haven't been able to find this book since the tree fell on my house in January! :-( "
May 17
The Stuff of Life: P... Kitty is currently reading:
The Stuff of Life: Profiles of the Molecules That Make Us Tick (Paperback)
by Eric P. Widmaier
bookshelves: currently-reading, library-books, science-and-science-related
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Kitty's favorite quotes

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"You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it."
— Malcolm X (By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings))

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"Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star."
— Henry David Thoreau (Walden)

"It ever was, and is, and shall be, ever-living fire, in measures being kindled and in measures going out."
— Heraclitus (Fragments)

"Faith in the possibilities of continued and rigorous inquiry does not limit access to truth to any channel or scheme of things. It does not first say that truth is universal and then add there is but one road to it."
— John Dewey from A Common Faith

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"CHAPTER 1, I AM BORN

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously."
— Charles Dickens (David Copperfield)




Kitty's writing

Astronomical Haiku (Poetry)
14 chapters   —   updated 04/29/2008 07:11PM
description: Haiku on astronomical subjects. If you go to Astonomy Picture of the Day web site or to the Hubble Space Telescope web site you can search for the names like NCG 4013 and see pictures related to some of the poems. Googling them would probably work too.
A Philosophy of Poems (Poetry)
5 chapters   —   updated 01/28/2008 06:29PM
description: us and it



Kitty's groups (recent posts)

2072 Atheists and Skeptics — 152 members — last activity 11 hours, 37 min ago
This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig...more
Groups_nophoto-25x33 Books that Changed Our Lives — 29 members — last activity 6 days ago, 07:26AM
A place to share/discuss/recommend books that had such an impact as to change your life - hopefully for the better!
Groups_nophoto-25x33 The Random Person's Book Club — 148 members — last activity 04/04/2008 03:33AM
Come meet other random people, talk about books you've read, you would like to read, and books you think other people might like!




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