June 2015 Challenge

[Michelle]

Who's ready to learn some Science?!?!

For June the theme is FOR SCIENCE! (Yes, caps is a must ;)) And your challenge this month is to read a non-fiction book on something science-y!

There seems to be a lot of fun non-fiction science books, I'm really excited about this challenge!

Here is a list to get you started if you need help and don't hesitate to ask questions!
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Rules are:
-It has to be a new book for you, one you haven't read before
-It must be different than our other book picks, so it can't be the same main, comic book, manga or series we are reading that month
-You have to read it within that month to get the achievement.
-Check in with us once you've read your book, you can do that here, on twitter, the IGGPPC forums or our new Instagram page, I love seeing covers so take a picture and share with us!

Don't forget to message me once you've completed this challenge for and achievement code

Have fun everyone and make sure you learn something!! YAY SCIENCE!!

[Michelle]

I will definitely be reading something by Mary Roach! All of her books have been on my TBR list for a while. I'm not sure which one I'll pick though....

[Christine]

This is an awesome theme! June is a little crazy but I'm definitely going to try to fit it in!

[Christa]

Awesome! I just bought Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach a couple days ago! I also recommend her book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, which I read for a book club last year.

[Amber]

Christa wrote: "Awesome! I just bought Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach a couple days ago! I also recommend her book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, which I ..."

I'm probably going to read stiff for this. it also would mark off my microhistory book for the book riot challenge

[Elizabeth]

Michelle wrote: "I will definitely be reading something by Mary Roach! All of her books have been on my TBR list for a while. I'm not sure which one I'll pick though...."

I read Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void and it was quite interesting, especially if you have any interest in how exactly space travel works. But I've heard lots of good things about Spook & Stiff too.

[Kate]

Went browsing for something in the science section of the library, and found What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

I'm a xkcd fan anyway so had read quite a few of the articles, but still found the book excellent. I particularly loved finding out what would happen if you tried to build a real life periodic table (answer seems to be that after the top few rows, nothing good)

[Paula]

... I kind of want to read all of them. I picked up a copy of Stiff in a second hand book store last weekend because the title intrigued me. Clearly it was meant to be!

[Clémence]

Just finished La science c'est pas du cinéma, in English : Science is not cinema, from the serie "You'll die less stupid, but you'll die anyway".

It analyzes different clichés from movies and shows the scientific realities behind it. It's really good, but I don't think it was translated in English. :(
But if you read a bit of French, try it !

[Elizabeth]

I read Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory for this one - a fascinating look into death and the funeral industry from a unique perspective. However, I don't recommend it if death makes you uncomfortable.

[Maria]

I read a short collection of lectures by the physicist Richard Feynman called The meaning of it all. They aren't the best of his I've read but he certainly gets you thinking!