Science-Book Challenge 2009
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| - | [[image:Sbc2009.jpg|right|thumb|The image is a portion of the fractal Mandelbrot set, created by [http://www.flickr.com/people/-marlith-/ Kevin Wong] ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/-marlith-/2437198527/ source]); [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Creative Commons License], used with permission. Please use this image in your own blog to publicize the 2009 Science-Book Challenge.]] <center><b>Read a book for science literacy!<br> | + | [[image:Sbc2009.jpg|right|thumb|The image is a portion of the fractal Mandelbrot set, created by [http://www.flickr.com/people/-marlith-/ Kevin Wong] ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/-marlith-/2437198527/ source]); [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Creative Commons License], used with permission. Please use this image in your own blog to publicize the 2009 Science-Book Challenge.]] <center><b>Read a book for science literacy!<br>The [[Science Book Challenge 2010 |2010 Challenge]] is now open;<br> please join us there.</b></center> |
The Science-Book Challenge is easy: read three science books in 2009, then tell others about the books you've read and help spread science literacy. | The Science-Book Challenge is easy: read three science books in 2009, then tell others about the books you've read and help spread science literacy. | ||
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# Don't worry if you find that you've read a book someone else has also read; we welcome multiple notes on one title. | # Don't worry if you find that you've read a book someone else has also read; we welcome multiple notes on one title. | ||
# Get your book note to us and we'll post it with the other notes in our Book Note section. Use the [[Special:BooknoteForm | book-note form]] or the [[Special:CommentForm | comment form]] to get in touch with us. | # Get your book note to us and we'll post it with the other notes in our Book Note section. Use the [[Special:BooknoteForm | book-note form]] or the [[Special:CommentForm | comment form]] to get in touch with us. | ||
| - | # Tell other people about the Science-Book Challenge: [http:// | + | # Tell other people about the Science-Book Challenge: [http://scienticity.net/wiki/Science_Book_Challenge http://scienticity.net/wiki/Science_Book_Challenge]. |
Stuck for ideas about what books to read? [[Special:CommentForm | Write to us]] and we'll help you identify some books that will match your interests. | Stuck for ideas about what books to read? [[Special:CommentForm | Write to us]] and we'll help you identify some books that will match your interests. | ||
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! valign="top" align="left" | Titles & Links to Book Notes | ! valign="top" align="left" | Titles & Links to Book Notes | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Melwyk ([[:Category:MK | MK ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://indextrious.blogspot.com/ The Indextrious Reader] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://indextrious.blogspot.com/ The Indextrious Reader] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Nabhan: Where Our Food Comes From | Gary Paul Nabhan, ''Where Our Food Comes From : Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine'']] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Nabhan: Where Our Food Comes From | Gary Paul Nabhan, ''Where Our Food Comes From : Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine'']]<br>[[Reeves: A Force of Nature | Richard Reeves, ''A Force of Nature : The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford'']]<br>[[Florey: Script and Scribble | Kitty Burns Florey, ''Script and Scribble : The Rise and Fall of Handwriting'']]<br>[[Wolf: Proust and the Squid | Maryanne Wolf, ''Proust and the Squid : The Story and Science of the Reading Brain'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Jenny S. | | valign="top" align="left" | Jenny S. | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Lynda | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Lynda ([[:Category:LBB | LBB ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/ Lynda's Book Blog] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/ Lynda's Book Blog] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Walker: The Hot Topic | Gabrielle Walker and David King, ''The Hot Topic : How to Tackle Global Warming and Still Keep the Lights On'']]<br>[[New Scientist: Does Anything Eat Wasps | New Scientist [magazine], ''Does Anything Eat Wasps? : And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions you Never Thought you Wanted to Ask'']]<br>[[New Scientist: Do Polar Bears Get Lonely | New Scientist [magazine], Mick O’Hare, editor, ''Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? : And Answers to 100 Other Weird and Wacky Questions about how the World Works'']] |
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Violette Severin | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Violette Severin ([[:Category:VS | VS ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://themysterybookshelf.blogspot.com/ The Mystery Bookshelf] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://themysterybookshelf.blogspot.com/ The Mystery Bookshelf] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Zimmerman: The Universe in a Mirror | Robert Zimmerman, ''The Universe in a Mirror : The Saga of the Hubble Telescope and the Visionaries who Built It'']]<br>[[Kanipe: The Cosmic Connection | Jeff Kanipe, ''The Cosmic Connection : How Astronomical Events Impact Life on Earth'']]<br>[[Tyson: The Pluto Files (2) | Neil deGrasse Tyson, ''The Pluto Files : The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet'']]<br>[[Koeppel: Banana | Dan Koeppel, ''Banana : The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Lisa Clayton | | valign="top" align="left" | Lisa Clayton | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Eva | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Eva ([[:Category:EVA | EVA ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/science-book-challenge-09 A Striped Armchair] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/science-book-challenge-09 A Striped Armchair] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Le Couteur: Napoleon's Buttons (2) | Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson, ''Napoleon's Buttons : How 17 Molecules Changed History'']]<br>[[Lehrer: Proust Was a Neuroscientist | Jonah Lehrer, ''Proust Was a Neuroscientist'']]<br>[[Sacks: Oaxaca Journal | Oliver Sacks, ''Oaxaca Journal'']]<br>[[Blum: Ghost Hunters | Deborah Blum, ''Ghost Hunters : William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life after Death'']]<br>[[Judson: Dr Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation | Olivia Judson, ''Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation'']]<br>[[King: Brunelleschi’s Dome | Ross King, ''Brunelleschi’s Dome : How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture'']]<br>[[Ramachandran: Phantoms in the Brain | V.S. Ramachandran, and Sandra Blakeslee, ''Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind'']]<br>[[Sacks: Uncle Tungsten (2) | Oliver W. Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten : Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'']]<br>[[Suzuki: Tree | David Suzuki and Wayne Grady, art by Robert Bateman, ''Tree : A Life Story'']]<br>[[McKibben: Deep Economy | Bill McKibben, ''Deep Economy : The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future'']]<br>[[Gawande: Complications | Atul Gawande, ''Complications : Notes from the Life of a Young Surgeon'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Brandi | | valign="top" align="left" | Brandi | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Melanie (MKI) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Melanie ([[:Category:MKI | MKI ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://tigermel.blogspot.com/ Cynical Optimism] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://tigermel.blogspot.com/ Cynical Optimism] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Kaku: Physics of the Impossible | Michio Kaku, ''Physics of the Impossible : A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel'']]<br>[[Plait: Death from fhe Skies | Philip Plait, ''Death from the Skies! : These are the Ways the World Will End--'']]<br>[[Shubin: Your Inner Fish | Neil Shubin, ''Your Inner Fish : A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Kaku: Physics of the Impossible | Michio Kaku, ''Physics of the Impossible : A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel'']]<br>[[Plait: Death from fhe Skies | Philip Plait, ''Death from the Skies! : These are the Ways the World Will End--'']]<br>[[Shubin: Your Inner Fish | Neil Shubin, ''Your Inner Fish : A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Care (CBC) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Care ([[:Category:CBC | CBC ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/ Care’s Online Book Club] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/ Care’s Online Book Club] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Orlean: The Orchid Thief (2) | Susan Orlean, ''The Orchid Thief'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Orlean: The Orchid Thief (2) | Susan Orlean, ''The Orchid Thief'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Kristi H. | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Kristi H. ([[:Category:KNH | KNH ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-book-challenge.html Books and Needlepoint] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-book-challenge.html Books and Needlepoint] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" |[[Chornook: Walking with Wolf | Kay Chornook and Wolf Guindon, ''Walking with Wolf : Reflections on a Life Spent Protecting the Costa Rican Wilderness'']] | | valign="top" align="left" |[[Chornook: Walking with Wolf | Kay Chornook and Wolf Guindon, ''Walking with Wolf : Reflections on a Life Spent Protecting the Costa Rican Wilderness'']] | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | ''The Story of God'', by Robert Winston <br> ''The Force'', by Lynne McTaggart <br> ''God and the New Physics'', by Paul Davies <br> ''Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments'', by Alex Boese <br> ''Your Inner Fish: The Amazing Discovery of Our 375-Million-Year-Old Ancestor'', by Neil Shubin <br> ''What the Bleep do we Know?'', by William Arntz and Betsy Chasse <br>''The Quirks & Quarks Guide to Space : 42 Questions (and Answers) about Life, the Universe, and Everything'', by Jim Lebans | | valign="top" align="left" | ''The Story of God'', by Robert Winston <br> ''The Force'', by Lynne McTaggart <br> ''God and the New Physics'', by Paul Davies <br> ''Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments'', by Alex Boese <br> ''Your Inner Fish: The Amazing Discovery of Our 375-Million-Year-Old Ancestor'', by Neil Shubin <br> ''What the Bleep do we Know?'', by William Arntz and Betsy Chasse <br>''The Quirks & Quarks Guide to Space : 42 Questions (and Answers) about Life, the Universe, and Everything'', by Jim Lebans | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Debi | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Debi ([[:Category:DAS | DAS ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://dastevenslists.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-book-challenge.html Reading Challenge Obsessed...] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://dastevenslists.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-book-challenge.html Reading Challenge Obsessed...] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | (Visit her blog for an extensive list of possible titles!) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Schultz: The Stuff of Life | Mark Schultz, ''The Stuff of Life : A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA'']]<br>(Visit her blog for an '''extensive''' list of possible titles!) |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Jessi | | valign="top" align="left" | Jessi | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | raidergirl3 | + | | valign="top" align="left" | raidergirl3 ([[:Category:RG3 | RG3 ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/ an adventure in reading] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/ an adventure in reading] | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | ''The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Apirituality'', by Dalai Lama<br>''Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales'', by William Bass<br>''What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture'', by Edward Slingerland<br>''Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique'', by Michael S. Gazzaniga | | valign="top" align="left" | ''The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Apirituality'', by Dalai Lama<br>''Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales'', by William Bass<br>''What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture'', by Edward Slingerland<br>''Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique'', by Michael S. Gazzaniga | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Rich (RTS) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Rich ([[:Category:RTS | RTS ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://dickostevens.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-challenge-made-for-me.html Dick-o's Deep Thoughts] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://dickostevens.blogspot.com/2008/12/science-challenge-made-for-me.html Dick-o's Deep Thoughts] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Shipman: Taking Wing | Pat Shipman, ''Taking Wing : Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight'']]<br>[[Beard: The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey | Chris Beard, ''The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey : Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans'']]<br>[[Johanson: Lucy's Legacy | Donald C. Johanson and Kate Wong, ''Lucy’s Legacy : The Quest for Human Origins'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Shipman: Taking Wing | Pat Shipman, ''Taking Wing : Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight'']]<br>[[Beard: The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey | Chris Beard, ''The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey : Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans'']]<br>[[Johanson: Lucy's Legacy | Donald C. Johanson and Kate Wong, ''Lucy’s Legacy : The Quest for Human Origins'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | EHL | + | | valign="top" align="left" | EHL ([[:Category:EHL | EHL ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | n/a | | valign="top" align="left" | n/a | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Glover: The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown | Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith, ''The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown : The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America'']]<br>[[McCarty: What Really Sank the Titanic | Jennifer Hooper McCarty and Tim Foecke, ''What Really Sank the Titanic : New Forensic Discoveries'']]<br>[[Levitt: Freakonomics (2) | Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, ''Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything'']]<br>[[Fleming: The Inner Voice | Renée Fleming, ''The Inner Voice : The Making of a Singer.'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Glover: The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown | Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith, ''The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown : The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America'']]<br>[[McCarty: What Really Sank the Titanic | Jennifer Hooper McCarty and Tim Foecke, ''What Really Sank the Titanic : New Forensic Discoveries'']]<br>[[Levitt: Freakonomics (2) | Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, ''Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything'']]<br>[[Fleming: The Inner Voice | Renée Fleming, ''The Inner Voice : The Making of a Singer.'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Adrienne ( | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Adrienne ([[:Category:AIJ | AIJ ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://titlesareirrelevant.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html Titles are Irrelevant] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://titlesareirrelevant.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html Titles are Irrelevant] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Strogatz: Sync | Steven H. Strogatz, ''Sync : The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Strogatz: Sync | Steven H. Strogatz, ''Sync : The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Chile | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Chile ([[:Category:CC | CC ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://chilechews.blogspot.com/ Chile Chews] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://chilechews.blogspot.com/ Chile Chews] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Sherwood: The Survivors Club | Ben Sherwood, ''The Survivors Club : The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life'']] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Sherwood: The Survivors Club | Ben Sherwood, ''The Survivors Club : The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life'']]<br>[[Livingston: Edible Plants and Animals | A.D. Livingston and Helen Livingston, ''Edible Plants and Animals : Unusual Foods from Aardvark to Zamia'']]<br>[[Murphy: Plan C | Pat Murphy, ''Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Jen R. | | valign="top" align="left" | Jen R. | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Brittanie | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Brittanie ([[:Category:BT | BT ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/01/science-book-challenge-2009.html A Book Lover] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/01/science-book-challenge-2009.html A Book Lover] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [Henslin: This Is Your Brain On Joy | Earl Henslin with Becky Johnson, ''This is Your Brain on Joy : A Revolutionary Program for Balancing Mood, Restoring Brain Health, and Nurturing Spiritual Growth''] |
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Debbie | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Debbie ([[:Category:DC | DC ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://ritesofpassage.us/2009/01/09/science-book-challenge-2009/ Rites of Passage] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://ritesofpassage.us/2009/01/09/science-book-challenge-2009/ Rites of Passage] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Johnson: Miss Leavitt's Stars (2)| George Johnson, ''Miss Leavitt’s Stars : The Untold Story of the Woman who Discovered How to Measure the Universe'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Ruchi (aka Arduous) | | valign="top" align="left" | Ruchi (aka Arduous) | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | ''Uncertainty on a Himalayan Scale'', by Michael Thompson<br>and others TBD | | valign="top" align="left" | ''Uncertainty on a Himalayan Scale'', by Michael Thompson<br>and others TBD | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Killi M. | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Killi M. ([[:Category:KM | KM ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://killimengri.wordpress.com/ Killimengri's Weblog] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://killimengri.wordpress.com/ Killimengri's Weblog] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Wellstead: The Ferret and Ferreting Guide | Graham Wellstead, ''The Ferret and Ferreting Guide'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Wellstead: The Ferret and Ferreting Guide | Graham Wellstead, ''The Ferret and Ferreting Guide'']] | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | (Visit her blog for an extensive list of possible titles!) | | valign="top" align="left" | (Visit her blog for an extensive list of possible titles!) | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Rachel (Book Trout) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Rachel (Book Trout) ([[:Category:RBT | RBT ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://www.booktrout.blogspot.com/ Book Trout] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://www.booktrout.blogspot.com/ Book Trout] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Heinrich: Ravens in Winter | Bernd Heinrich, ''Ravens in Winter'']]<br>[[Twigger: The Extinction Club | Robert Twigger, ''The Extinction Club'']]<br>''Bully for Brontosaurus'', by Stephen Jay Gould<br>''Equations of Eternity: Speculations on Consciousness, Meaning, and the Mathematical Rules that Orchestrate the Cosmos'', by David Darling | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Heinrich: Ravens in Winter | Bernd Heinrich, ''Ravens in Winter'']]<br>[[Twigger: The Extinction Club | Robert Twigger, ''The Extinction Club'']]<br>''Bully for Brontosaurus'', by Stephen Jay Gould<br>''Equations of Eternity: Speculations on Consciousness, Meaning, and the Mathematical Rules that Orchestrate the Cosmos'', by David Darling | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Gavin (GG) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Gavin ([[:Category:GG | GG ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://page247.wordpress.com/ Page247] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://page247.wordpress.com/ Page247] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Everett: Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes | Daniel L. Everett, ''Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes : Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle'']] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Everett: Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes | Daniel L. Everett, ''Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes : Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle'']]<br>[[Carroll: Remarkable Creatures | Sean B. Carroll, ''Remarkable Creatures : Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species'']]<br>[[Fiennes: The Snow Geese | William Fiennes, ''The Snow Geese : A Story of Home'']]<br>[[Streever: Cold | Bill Streever, ''Cold : Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places. New York'']] |
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Raquel H. | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Raquel H. ([[:Category:RSPH | RSPH ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | n/a | | valign="top" align="left" | n/a | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Stewart: Letters to a Young Mathematician | Ian Stewart, ''Letters to a Young Mathematician'']]<br>[[Sabbagh: The Riemann Hypothesis | Karl Sabbagh, ''The Riemann Hypothesis : The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | Roy H. | | valign="top" align="left" | Roy H. | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Joanne M (JLS) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Joanne M ([[:Category:JLS | JLS ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://www.joannelovesscience.com/ Joanne Loves Science] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://www.joannelovesscience.com/ Joanne Loves Science] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Plait: Death from fhe Skies (2) | Philip Plait, ''Death from the Skies! : These are the Ways the World Will End--'']]<br>[[Holmes: The Well-Dressed Ape | Hannah Holmes, ''The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself'']]<br>[[Michaels: Doubt is their Product | David Michaels, ''Doubt is their Product : How Industry’s Assault on Science Threatens your Health'']]<br>[[Gray: Mad Science Experiments | Theodore Gray, ''Theo Gray’s Mad Science Experiments You Can Do at Home--But Probably Shouldn’t'']]<br>[[Oakley: Evil Genes | Barbara Oakley, ''Evil Genes : Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole my Mother’s Boyfriend'']]<br>[[Paglen: Blank Spots on the Map | Trevor Paglen, ''Blank Spots on the Map : The Dark Geography of the Pentagon’s Secret World'']]<br>[[Zimmer: Microcosm | Carl Zimmer, Microcosm : ''E. Coli and the New Science of Life'']]<br>[[Tyson: The Pluto Files | Neil deGrasse Tyson, ''The Pluto Files : The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet'']]<br>[[Nardi: Life in the Soil | James B. Nardi, Life in the Soil : A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners]] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Plait: Death from fhe Skies (2) | Philip Plait, ''Death from the Skies! : These are the Ways the World Will End--'']]<br>[[Holmes: The Well-Dressed Ape | Hannah Holmes, ''The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself'']]<br>[[Michaels: Doubt is their Product | David Michaels, ''Doubt is their Product : How Industry’s Assault on Science Threatens your Health'']]<br>[[Gray: Mad Science Experiments | Theodore Gray, ''Theo Gray’s Mad Science Experiments You Can Do at Home--But Probably Shouldn’t'']]<br>[[Oakley: Evil Genes | Barbara Oakley, ''Evil Genes : Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole my Mother’s Boyfriend'']]<br>[[Paglen: Blank Spots on the Map | Trevor Paglen, ''Blank Spots on the Map : The Dark Geography of the Pentagon’s Secret World'']]<br>[[Zimmer: Microcosm | Carl Zimmer, Microcosm : ''E. Coli and the New Science of Life'']]<br>[[Tyson: The Pluto Files | Neil deGrasse Tyson, ''The Pluto Files : The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet'']]<br>[[Nardi: Life in the Soil | James B. Nardi, ''Life in the Soil : A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners'']]<br>[[Alcabes: Dread | Philip Alcabes, ''Dread : How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu'']]<br>[[Winchester: Krakatoa | Simon Winchester, ''Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883'']] |
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| valign="top" align="left" | M H Caro (MHC) | | valign="top" align="left" | M H Caro (MHC) | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Heather J. | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Heather J. ([[:Category:HJ3 | HJ3 ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://age30books.blogspot.com Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://age30books.blogspot.com Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Winchester: The Man Who Loved China | Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China : ''The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'']]<br>[[Guy: The Mysterious Receding Seas | Richard Guy, ''The Mysterious Receding Seas'']] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Winchester: The Man Who Loved China | Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China : ''The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'']]<br>[[Guy: The Mysterious Receding Seas | Richard Guy, ''The Mysterious Receding Seas'']]<br>[[Lightman: A Sense of the Mysterious (2)| Alan Lightman, ''A Sense of the Mysterious : Science and the Human Spirit'']]<br>[[Hutchins: The Secret Doorway | Paul Hutchins, ''The Secret Doorway : Beyond Imagination'']] |
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| + | | valign="top" align="left" | Jenn | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://4-res-challenges.blogspot.com/2009/08/science-book-challenge-2009.html Chasing the Mouse...] | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| + | | valign="top" align="left" | Danielle Meitiv | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://bravebluewords.com Brave Blue Worlds] | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| + | | valign="top" align="left" | Sheila M Ryan | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://twitter.com/ryanindexing Ryan Indexing] | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| + | | valign="top" align="left" | Ken Perrott ([[:Category:KP | KP ]]) | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://openparachute.wordpress.com Open Parachute] | ||
| + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Morgan: Poles Apart | Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal, ''Poles Apart : The Great Climate Change Debate'']]<br>[[Stenger: Quantum Gods | Victor J. Stenger, ''Quantum Gods : Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness'']]<br>[[Chalmers: The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone | Alan Chalmers, ''The Scientist’s Atom and the Philosopher’s Stone : How Science Succeeded and Philosophy Failed to Gain Knowledge of Atoms'']]<br>[[Foster: Critique of Intelligent Design | John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark, and Richard York. ''Critique of Intelligent Design : Materialism Versus Creationism from Antiquity to the Present'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Richard (RRT) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Richard ([[:Category:RRT | RRT ]]) |
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| valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | | valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Isaac (SJB) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Isaac ([[:Category:SJB | SJB ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | n/a | | valign="top" align="left" | n/a | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Wilson: Lewis Carroll in Numberland | Robin Wilson, ''Lewis Carroll in Numberland : His Fantastical, Mathematical, Logical Life: An Agony in Eight Fits'']] | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Wilson: Lewis Carroll in Numberland | Robin Wilson, ''Lewis Carroll in Numberland : His Fantastical, Mathematical, Logical Life: An Agony in Eight Fits'']] | ||
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| - | | valign="top" align="left" | Jeff (JNS) | + | | valign="top" align="left" | Jeff ([[:Category:JNS | JNS ]]) |
| valign="top" align="left" | [http://bearcastle.com/blog Bearcastle Blog] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://bearcastle.com/blog Bearcastle Blog] | ||
| - | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Fagan: The Little Ice Age | Brian Fagan, ''The Little Ice Age : How Climate Made History 1300 – 1850'']]<br>[[Gazzaniga: Human | Michael S. Gazzaniga, ''Human : The Science Behind what Makes us Unique'']]<br>[[Gribbin: The Birth of Time | John Gribbin, ''The Birth of Time : How Astronomers Measured the Age of the Universe'']]<br>[[Mlodinow: The Drunkard's Walk | Leonard Mlodinow, ''The Drunkard's Walk : How Randomness Rules our Lives'']]<br>[[Johnson: The Invention of Air | Steven Johnson, ''The Invention of Air : A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America'']]<br>[[Seife: Sun in a Bottle | Charles Seife, ''Sun in a Bottle : The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking'']]<br>[[Fagan: The Long Summer | Brian Fagan, ''The Long Summer : How Climate Changed Civilization'']]<br>[[Gilder: The Age of Entanglement | Louisa Gilder, ''The Age of Entanglement : When Quantum Physics was Reborn'']] | + | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Fagan: The Little Ice Age | Brian Fagan, ''The Little Ice Age : How Climate Made History 1300 – 1850'']]<br>[[Gazzaniga: Human | Michael S. Gazzaniga, ''Human : The Science Behind what Makes us Unique'']]<br>[[Gribbin: The Birth of Time | John Gribbin, ''The Birth of Time : How Astronomers Measured the Age of the Universe'']]<br>[[Mlodinow: The Drunkard's Walk | Leonard Mlodinow, ''The Drunkard's Walk : How Randomness Rules our Lives'']]<br>[[Johnson: The Invention of Air | Steven Johnson, ''The Invention of Air : A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America'']]<br>[[Seife: Sun in a Bottle | Charles Seife, ''Sun in a Bottle : The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking'']]<br>[[Fagan: The Long Summer | Brian Fagan, ''The Long Summer : How Climate Changed Civilization'']]<br>[[Gilder: The Age of Entanglement | Louisa Gilder, ''The Age of Entanglement : When Quantum Physics was Reborn'']]<br>[[Wolverton: A Life in Twilight | Mark Wolverton, ''A Life in Twilight : The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer'']]<br>[[Crouch: Lighter than Air | Tom D. Crouch, ''Lighter than Air : An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships'']]<br>[[Potter: You Are Here | Christopher Potter, ''You Are Here : A Portable History of the Universe'']]<br>[[Gribbin: Schroedinger's Kittens | John Gribbin, ''Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality : Solving the Quantum Mysteries'']]<br>[[Gribbin: Stardust | John Gribbin with Mary Gribbin, ''Stardust : Supernovae and Life—The Cosmic Connection'']]<br>[[Chaikin: A Passion for Mars | Andrew Chaikin, ''A Passion for Mars : Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet'']]<br>[[Muller: Physics for Future Presidents | Richard A. Muller, ''Physics for Future Presidents : The Science Behind the Headlines'']]<br>[[Michaels: Doubt is their Product (2) | David Michaels, ''Doubt is Their Product : How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health'']]<br>[[Crease: The Great Equations | Robert P. Crease, ''The Great Equations : Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg'']] |
