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Unnecessary Banter rated Magic of Lemon Drop Pie: 2 stars

No cover — Rachel Linden: Magic of Lemon Drop Pie (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden

Unnecessary Banter rated Livewired: 4 stars

Livewired by David Eagleman

“Vivid. . . . Livewired reads wonderfully, like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks …

Unnecessary Banter rated The Misplaced Battleship: 2 stars

Harry Harrison: The Misplaced Battleship (2019, Reading Essentials)

The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison

Unnecessary Banter rated I Am Crying All Inside: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 1): 3 stars

Clifford D. Simak: I Am Crying All Inside: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 1) (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy)

I Am Crying All Inside: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 1) by Clifford D. Simak

Unnecessary Banter rated Calling Bullshit: 3 stars

Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West: Calling Bullshit (Hardcover, 2020, Random House)

Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West

Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think …

Unnecessary Banter rated The Secret Life of Groceries: 3 stars

Benjamin Lorr: The Secret Life of Groceries (Hardcover, 2020, Avery, Avery Publishing Group)

The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the …

Unnecessary Banter rated Vital Science: 3 stars

Karl Kruszelnicki: Vital Science (Hardcover)

Vital Science by Karl Kruszelnicki

Unnecessary Banter rated Unidentified Funny Objects: 2 stars

Unidentified Funny Objects by Jennifer Pelland, Ken Liu, Mike Resnick, and 7 others

Unnecessary Banter rated Hospital Station: 1 star

James White: Hospital Station (1984, Del Rey)

Hospital Station by James White

Unnecessary Banter rated Happy brain: 3 stars

Happy brain by Dean Burnett

Examines cutting edge theories on the science of emotion and interviews with people presumed to be "happy" to investigate where …

Unnecessary Banter rated The Klingon Hamlet: 2 stars

William Shakespeare: The Klingon Hamlet (Paperback, 2000, Pocket Books)

The Klingon Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Star Trek)

For too long, readers throughout the Federation have been exposed to The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of …

Unnecessary Banter rated What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite: 3 stars

David DiSalvo: What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite (Paperback, 2011, Prometheus Books)

What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite by David DiSalvo

This book reveals a remarkable what your brain wants is frequently not what your brain needs. In fact, much of …

Unnecessary Banter rated Now I know more: 3 stars

Now I know more by Dan Lewis

"Contains 100 anecdotes of trivia ranging from science, sports, to pop culture"--Provided by publisher.

Unnecessary Banter rated The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia: 3 stars

The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia by Bill O'Neill

Unnecessary Banter rated The Scarlet Letter: 2 stars

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter (1996, Pandora)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a …