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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| - | | 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 ([[:Category:EVA | 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" | Chile ([[:Category:CC | CC ]]) | | 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'']]<br>[[Livingston: Edible Plants and Animals | A.D. Livingston and Helen Livingston, ''Edible Plants and Animals : Unusual Foods from Aardvark to Zamia'']] | + | | 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 ([[:Category:DC | DC ]]) | | valign="top" align="left" | Debbie ([[:Category:DC | DC ]]) | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | Gavin ([[:Category:GG | 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'']]<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'']] | + | | 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 ]]) |
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| - | | 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" | [http://twitter.com/ryanindexing Ryan Indexing] | | valign="top" align="left" | [http://twitter.com/ryanindexing Ryan Indexing] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | spontaneous | | 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 ([[:Category:RRT | RRT ]]) | | valign="top" align="left" | Richard ([[:Category:RRT | RRT ]]) | ||
