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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
Eye Opening
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down chronicles the story of a little epileptic Hmong girl whose family does not accept the ways of the Western world and Western medicine. After reading this book, I find that I am more understanding to other cultures and ways of ...
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The Keepsake: A Novel
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine Books, 2008
Atmospheric and action-packed
It's every struggling museum's nightmare. Discovering an Egyptian mummy moldering in their basement, the curators invite everybody to an electronic unveiling (CT scan) and the ancient relic proves to be a skillfully mummified modern murder victim. Oy.
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
The best
In style and substance this is one of the best books I've read in recent years, as well as one of the most enjoyable. It also broadened my perspective in several areas. I highly recommend.
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Warms up after the first couple chapters
Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
Literally Can't Put this Book Down
This is an amazing book. It may sound extreme, but the information in this is mindblowing.
Not only is it extremely well written, but it explores the different sides of the same topic, giving you multiple perspectives.
I had started reading my friend's copy on a ...
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2008
She hit it out of the ball park again!
Kathy Reichs is a genius! I honestly don't know how she does it all but I love her descriptions and the way she can use language to paint a picture. These books are so packed with science I can use them in the classroom to emphasize topics on Forensics as well as other ...
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Bones to Ashes: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Kathy Reichs
Pocket Star, 2008
good book
this was a shocker because I watch the show bones and had never read a book by Kathy. It was a great book but dont expect the characters to be anything like the show. good smooth read.
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A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Ruby K. Payne
aha Process, Inc., 2005
Ruby Payne is amazing!
This book is a quick, easy read and should be a requirement for all! You will gain an appreciation for all economic/social classes and learn more about yourself. As a teacher, this book brought clarity to situations in the past and will guide my behavior in the ...
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Daniel Quinn
Bantam, 1995
Thank you Ishmael
This book changed my life.
Like a fish swimming in the ocean who takes water for granted, we can't help but take our own culture for granted. It has become invisible to us, because we live in it. This book will make it so you can see it again. Once you start to see ...
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton, 2005
Fascinating!
It took me a while to open this book, as I was absolutely convinced that, with a title like Guns, Germs and Steel, the subject could only be war. Eventually, however, I opened the book, and was absolutely fascinated by it. The premise of the book is Yali's question. ...
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"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of ...
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Basic Books, 2003
5-Star Review
Fast shipping and received the item in excellent condition. Thank you; I look forward to ordering from you in the future!
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
Vintage, 2006
Probably one of my favorite non fiction reads of all time
I will keep this brief and to the point. I read a lot of non-fiction. In fact, one of the reasons I cannot bring myself to read another novel is THIS BOOK. I have gotten more from Mann's 1491 than any other I have read over the last five years--maybe more. I recommend ...
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The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Anchor, 1991
Resonates with the song of the universe deep inside us.
I have lost track of just how many times I have listened to this set of conversations, but they never seem to grow old to me. It might be a year or more between my getting them down from the shelf, but they still completely emgross me. Perhaps that is the best ...
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Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Kathy Reichs
Pocket Star, 2000
Better than Patricia Cornwell!
I have always loved Patricia Cornwell's books but her recent ones don't appeal to me anymore. Now I have discovered Kathy Reichs and I love her books!!! If you're a fan of the Bones TV show, try reading this!
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
Richard Dawkins
W. W. Norton, 1996
The Blind Watchmaker
Not an easy book to read, but well worth the effort. Understanding the evidence and arguments for evolution requires effort and thought, whereas believing in invisible and untestable gods is easy, which is why most people choose the latter. Dawkins explains clearly why ...
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