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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 …
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
Unnecessary Banter rated The Scarlet Letter: 2 stars

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 …
Unnecessary Banter rated Hmm...I Did Not Know That: 2 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated A Very Punchable Face: 3 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated Data Detective: 3 stars

Data Detective by Tim Harford
An informal approach to examining statistical information to determine its worth and, if it's worthy, extract its value.

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a 2019 book by David Epstein in which he expands on …
Unnecessary Banter rated Brainiac: 3 stars

Brainiac by Ken Jennings
One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had …