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I've worked at news agencies and golf courses in the Chicagoland area, nuclear reactors in the U.S. and Japan, and libraries in Michigan. When I'm not staying up late writing comics about scientists, I'm spraining my ankles and flattening my feet by running on trails. Or I'm reading. I read a lot. ...more

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	Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Maris Wicks (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 7,370 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feynman by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Leland Myrick (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 7,096 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Imitation Game by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Leland Purvis 3.60 avg rating — 1,943 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Maris Wicks (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 849 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hawking by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Leland Myrick (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	T-Minus: The Race to the Moon by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Zander Cannon (Illustrator), Kevin Cannon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naturalist by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Edward O. Wilson, C.M. Butzer (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suspended In Language: Niels Bohr's Life, Discoveries, And The Century He Shaped by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Leland Purvis (Illustrator), Roger Langridge (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Janine Johnston, Jeffrey Jones (Artist) 3.51 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Einstein by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Jerel Dye (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A round of recent executive orders manages to add insult to real injuries by proposing name changes that disrespect…everything.

The insult brought to mind the following from a lovely (and freely available; click on the title) book about Glacier National Park that I read not long after visiting. Because names matter, I’ve used the modern and factually correct ‘Native American’ in place of the old wo

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Jim made a comment on his review of A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps " I'd suggest dipping in a few times (there's not a strong narrative arc to it) to see if his style suits you. It didn't suit me from cover to cover, bu ...more "
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Let's pick a book to read in September! Our theme is informative / biographical.

This poll will close to votes at 11:59 pm Eastern time on Wednesday, 8/31/16.

The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort

2 votes, 50.0%

Paleo: The Complete Collection by Jim Lawson

1 vote, 25.0%

Feynman by Jim Ottaviani

1 vote, 25.0%

Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America by David H.T. Wong

0 votes, 0.0%

The 9/11 Report by Sid Jacobson

0 votes, 0.0%

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