I was surprised that, while the book was about science denial/acceptance, it was more focused on how the media abetted and hindered it than I expected. To be fair, I did not know that Mnookin was a journalist, nor was it an unpleasant or in any way negative surprise. And while the book focuses mostly on the vaccine/autism controversy, he also covers some interesting but lesser-known issues with science education and policy.
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Jingo by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett
It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- …
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #20)
Susan had never hung up a stocking . She'd never put a tooth under her pillow in the serious expectation …
MaxH42 rated The Testaments: 5 stars
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
15 years after the sons of Jacob seized power in the USA and became Gilead. The story is told from …
MaxH42 rated The Color of Law: 5 stars
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Widely heralded as a "masterful" (Washington Post) and "essential" (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein's The Color …
MaxH42 rated The Millionaire Next Door: 3 stars
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
Can you spot the millionaire next door? Who are the rich in this country? What do they do? Where do …
S. E. Hinton: The Outsiders - 50th Anniversary Exclusive Edition - SIGNED BY S.E. HINTON (Hardcover, 2016, Penquin Books)
The Outsiders - 50th Anniversary Exclusive Edition - SIGNED BY S.E. HINTON by S. E. Hinton
According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") …
MaxH42 rated Feet of Clay: 5 stars
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #19)
There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude, and a Golem who's begun to think …
MaxH42 reviewed The panic virus by Seth Mnookin
Review of 'The panic virus' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
MaxH42 reviewed Making Beer by William J. Mares
Review of 'Making Beer' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Excellent advice that is deftly interwoven with supportive storytelling about the author's experiences with homebrewing.
MaxH42 rated Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup: 5 stars
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout …
MaxH42 rated The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: 5 stars
MaxH42 rated The library book: 3 stars
The library book by Susan Orlean (Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction)
Chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library fire and its aftermath and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the actor long …
MaxH42 rated Small Gods: 4 stars
Terry Pratchett: Small Gods (2009, HarperCollins Publishers)
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
In the beginning was the Word.
And the Word was: "Hey, you!"
For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. …
MaxH42 rated Zoe's Tale: 4 stars
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #4)
How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?
I ask because it's what I have to …