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David Wright: Deafness (1990, Faber and Faber)

Arin Andrews: Some Assembly Required (Paperback, 2015, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster BFYR)

J. E. Sumerau, Lain A.B. Mathers: America through Transgender Eyes (Paperback, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)

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No cover — J.S. Morin: Brain Recyclers (Paperback, 2017, Magical Scrivener Press)

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Unnecessary Banter rated A Very Punchable Face: 3 stars

Colin Jost: A Very Punchable Face (Hardcover, 2020, Crown)

A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

Unnecessary Banter rated Data Detective: 3 stars

Tim Harford: Data Detective (2021, Penguin Publishing Group)

Data Detective by Tim Harford

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

Unnecessary Banter rated Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World: 3 stars

David Epstein: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (2019)

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

Ken Jennings: Brainiac (Hardcover, 2006, Villard)

Brainiac by Ken Jennings

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

Unnecessary Banter rated The Street That Wasn't There by Clifford D. Simak, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure: 2 stars

The Street That Wasn't There by Clifford D. Simak, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure by Clifford D. Simak, Carl Jacobi

Unnecessary Banter rated The defenders: 3 stars

Philip K. Dick: The defenders (2011, The Floating Press)

The defenders by Philip K. Dick

Prolific science fiction writer Philip K. Dick penned hundreds of short stories, novels, and other pieces over the course of …

Unnecessary Banter rated Toy Shop And Two Others: 2 stars

Harry Harrison: Toy Shop And Two Others (2009, Wildside Press)

Toy Shop And Two Others by Harry Harrison

Unnecessary Banter rated Cry From a Far Planet: 2 stars

Tom Godwin: Cry From a Far Planet (Paperback, 2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

Cry From a Far Planet by Tom Godwin

Unnecessary Banter rated Thing in the Attic: 2 stars

Thing in the Attic by James Blish

Unnecessary Banter rated Omnilingual: 2 stars

H. Beam Piper: Omnilingual (2007, IndyPublish)

Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper

Unnecessary Banter rated Way of a Rebel by Walter M. Miller Jr., Science Fiction, Fantasy: 3 stars

Walter M. Miller Jr.: Way of a Rebel by Walter M. Miller Jr., Science Fiction, Fantasy (Hardcover, 2011, Aegypan)

Way of a Rebel by Walter M. Miller Jr., Science Fiction, Fantasy by Walter M. Miller Jr.

Unnecessary Banter rated Shock Treatment: 1 star

Shock Treatment by Stanley Stanley Mullen

Unnecessary Banter rated Secondhand: 3 stars

Secondhand by Adam Minter

Unnecessary Banter rated I am not okay with this: 2 stars

I am not okay with this by Charles Forsman

"Sydney appears to be a normal, rudderless, suburban 15-year-old freshman. But she harbors a secret that threatens to overwhelm her."--Page …

Unnecessary Banter rated Three Hearts and Three Lions: 2 stars

Poul Anderson: Three Hearts and Three Lions (Paperback, 2003, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson (Fantasy Masterworks)

Three Hearts and Three Lions is a 1961 fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, expanded from a 1953 novella …