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Unnecessary Banter started reading I Never Thought of It That Way by Mónica Guzmán
Unnecessary Banter finished reading How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa

How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her work tracking disinformation networks seeded by her own government, …
Unnecessary Banter rated Magic of Lemon Drop Pie: 2 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated Livewired: 4 stars

David Eagleman: Livewired (Hardcover, 2020, Pantheon)
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
Unnecessary Banter rated Calling Bullshit: 3 stars

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

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
Unnecessary Banter rated Unidentified Funny Objects: 2 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated Hospital Station: 1 star
Unnecessary Banter rated Happy brain: 3 stars

Dean Burnett: Happy brain (2018)
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

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 …

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 …