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I've worked in news agencies and golf courses in the Chicagoland area, nuclear reactors in the U.S. and Japan, and libraries in Michigan. I still work as a librarian by day, but stay up late writing comics about scientists. When I'm not doing those things, I'm spraining my ankles and flattening my feet by running on trails. Or I'm reading. I read a lot.

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	Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Maris Wicks 3.84 avg rating — 6,441 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 4,940 ratings — published 2011 — 14 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 3.64 avg rating — 1,120 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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) 3.75 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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 (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.59 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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) 3.56 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2001 — 2 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 (Illustrations) 4.09 avg rating — 247 ratings — 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 3.81 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2004 — 8 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
	Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Zander Cannon, Shad Petosky 3.47 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author), Dylan Meconis 3.46 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2007 — 2 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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Jim liked Marie's review of Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier: "Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier is generally the history of female American astronauts and more specifically the biography of Mary Cleave. The book has great full-color glossy-paged illustrations throughout. It's easy from the artwork to tell" Read more of this review »
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Jim liked Katie Lawrence's review of Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier: "I learned so much from this book about women's fight to join the space race. Maris Wicks does an excellent job depicting the fierce characters, complexities of the science and what it feels like to experience space travel as well. She and Jim Ottavia" Read more of this review »
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Jim liked Karen's review of Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier: "This is a fascinating graphic novel of the story of the first women astronauts, from cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova to Sally Ride to Mary Cleave. This is not only an interesting and informative look at the world of space flight and scientific experim" Read more of this review »
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March is Women's History Month in the US, UK, and Australia.
Which women's history book should we read for March 2018?

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Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie by Anne Martinetti

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She Changed Comics: The Untold Story of the Women Who Changed Free Expression in Comics by Betsy Gomez

2 votes, 40.0%

Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg by Kate Evans

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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani

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