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The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American …
Some of the stories are better than others. All are very interesting. Bradbury was obsessed with Mars when writing these stories.
The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which …
Rubi Whiting is a member of the Bounceback Generation, the first to be raised free …
Tough read with a lot of tech and internet jargon, plus bouncing between real, VR, and augmented worlds. But it was well worth it! Very interesting, engaging story!
Mr. Feynman is indeed a "curious character". An entertaining look into the life of the Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist, and not just the scientific side. It is very interesting how some of the issues he complains about are some of the same issues that exist today: "new math", bad textbooks, biased research, etc.
It was an entertaining book, interesting and at times funny. The author seems to be obsessed with animal sex and defecation. Because of some of her detailed descriptions of animal sexual anatomy and habits, I hesitate to recommend this book to my middleschooler, although he is interested in science, nature, and animals.
Ayşe Kulin: Last train to Istanbul (2013, Amazon Crossing)
Turkey has long been a safe haven for Jews, marriage between a high-ranking Muslim girl and a Jewish boy is …
"Eight years after Breakfast with Buddha skeptic Otto Ringling and Mongolian monk Volya Rinpoche set off across America on another …
Very good, quick read. It has a good moral. Basically, never let others' expectations steer your life. Find what you enjoy, and follow your passion. Since it is set in Vinton County, not far from where I live, it made it feel even more real.
"A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a …
Wow! Mr. Hinton has a lot to teach everyone, not just about capital punishment, death row, racism, or injustice. He exudes perseverance, tolerance, forgiveness, grace... I couldn't imagine going through what he went through and having the fortitude to make it out with my sanity. Despite the dark setting on death row, there is a lot of positives to take away from this book. There is also a lot that we as states, and as a country have to think hard about.
Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery is a 2017 memoir by American astronaut Scott Kelly and Margaret …
Heat Moon draws together for the first time his greatest short-form travel writing including his funny and touching adventures in …
A very entertaining and informative story of events in history of which I had previously not heard.
Que s'est-il donc passé sur Isla Nublar, durant ces deux jours d'août 1989, pour obliger …
Still a great story after all these years. It's hard to put the book down once you start reading. While making good points, Malcolm's long rants against science get kind-of old. Also, I was surprised at the number of typos in the book. You would think that the 25th anniversary edition of the book would have those fixed.
Menno Schilthuizen: Darwin comes to town (2018)
With human populations growing, we're having an increasing impact on global ecosystems, and nowhere do these impacts overlap as much …
