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Merry Christmas
Chicken Spaghetti —
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Merry Christmas, everyone! And happy 2010, too. I hope your holidays are filled with books and reading. One present in Juniors stocking tomorrow morning is going to be Brian Flocas Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. If Santa gets her his act together and stops eating Zapps barbecue potato chips and catching up on ...6 days ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Physicsworld.com
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
Authority: 473
Not surprisingly, a very fine list from the AIPs Physicsworld website: The Physics of Rugby by Trevor Davis First Principles: The Crazy Business of Doing Serious Science by Howard Burton Oliver Heaviside: Maverick Mastermind of Electricity by Basil Mahon Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret ...6 days ago -
Best Science Books 2009: The Washington Post
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A nice list from a bunch of categories from the Washington Post , although some of items in the the science section seem strangely unscientific: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror ...1 week ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Salon
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One of the five non-fiction books chosen by Salon was a science book. The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes Read the comments on this post...1 week ago -
Chet Raymo on Rachel Carson
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub —
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Sad fact: More people read and believe as a matter of faith the sour, misanthropic and pro-obfuscation sites about Rachel Carson than read either Silent Spring or Linda Lear’s excellent biography of the woman . Chet Raymo is reading Lear’s book, and has comments . Fans of science writing will recognize ...1 week ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Inside Tech
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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A nice list of technology/business books : Googled: The End of the World as we Know it by Ken Auletta Inside Larry & Sergeys Brain by Richard L. Brandt The Twitter Book by Tim OReilly and Sarah Milstein The Accidental Billionares: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal ...1 week ago -
LAT books, science (and sports?) take hits
LA Observed —
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Today is departure day for some of the Los Angeles Times staffers who were laid off this week or who retired and/or took buyouts. Arts reporter Suzanne Muchnic sent a brief farewell message to the newsroom this morning — "Saying goodbye is hard to do. Sending my new e-mail address is easy..." Assistant book ...1 week ago -
Best Science Books 2009: The Independant
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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Ive cobbled together this list from three lists from The Independent : Nature & Environment , Biography and History . The Running Sky: A bird-watching life by Tim Dee Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo by Michael McCarthy Edible Seashore: river cottage handbook no. 5 by John Wright Logicomix: an epic ...1 week ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Time Magazine
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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From Times Top 10 Non-Fiction books : The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna As usual, if youve seen any best book of ...1 week ago -
Religious science and other science books
Sciencebase Science Blog —
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Having posted about atheism recently on the SciScoop science forum, it seems quite apt to have received for review a couple of books with a religious theme at this time of year. The first is The Faith Instinct by Nicholas Wade. Wade is a well-known New York Times writer who presents the case for an evolutionary ...1 week ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Barnes and Noble Review
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
Authority: 473
A nice list from The Barnes & Noble Review : Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives by Joseph Kanon Michael Specter The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann Ivorys Ghosts: The White Gold of History ...2 weeks ago -
More medical research
The Lady Killers —
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Manual of Artificial Limbs , published 1905: Who knew prothetics were so advanced pre WWI? My favourite passage: "[The illustration] shows a young man wearing two artificial legs...; he is a conductor on a railroad, performing his duties in a thoroughly efficient manner. He walks through the train when it is running ...2 weeks ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Seed Magazine
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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Not surprisingly, being a science magazine Seed has a very fine list of books for science enthusiasts: Boyle: Between God and Science by Michael Hunter A Brilliant Darkness: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the Troubled Genius of the Nuclear Age by João Magueijo ...2 weeks ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Christian Science Monitor
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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A short list from the Christian Science Monitor : The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and the Terror of Science by Richard Holmes Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving ...2 weeks ago -
Book Review by Deacon Hall
Homebrewed Christianity —
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I recently gave a book review for the Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 27.2 (Fall 2009). The book I reviewed is called The Open secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology by Alister E. McGrath. For any of you interested in the relationship between the naturalism, natural theology, and the Christian faith, ...2 weeks ago -
IT Professional on strategic planning
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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The latest issue of IT Professional (v11i6) has some interesting articles on strategic planning for IT organizations. Information Technology Strategic Planning by Hong, Edward K IT Innovations: Evaluate, Strategize, and Invest by Sahoo, Manas Professional and Interpersonal Skills for ICT Specialists by ...2 weeks ago -
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of Americas Favorite Planet by Neil Degrasse Tyson
ricklibrarian —
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Remember how you felt when you heard that Pluto is no longer considered a planet? Shocked? Dismayed? I felt a little of that initially, for Pluto had been viewed as a planet for as long as I had been alive. Once I read a couple of articles about the reclassification by the International Astronomical Union, however, it ...2 weeks ago -
Hominology’s Early Scatology Studies
Cryptomundo —
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Evidence for unknown hairy hominoids can be fecal in nature, although some people forget that the literature has discussed this matter for decades. Images.2 weeks ago -
Today in earrings, scents, cookies, and train stations
JessicarulestheUniverse —
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Tassel earrings from an accessories store called Vivre in SM Maul of Asia. The store looks expensive but the merchandise is reasonably-priced. Can’t wear these earrings near cats, though; they go, “String!!! (or “Stringettes!!!”)” and attack.We’re always looking for earrings, so if you spot an interesting ...2 weeks ago -
Best Science Books 2009: Globe and Mail Gift Books
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
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Yet another solid list from the Globe and Mail , assembled from a few different categories. This list focuses on gift/coffee table-style books; Ive left out a few of the many science and nature books that seem a bit more peripheral to my main mission. Aviation in Canada: The Formative Years by Larry ...2 weeks ago
