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Some Scientists Keep Searching for Biological Difference

Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

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Best for: Those interested in the history of science used in support of and to further racism. In a nutshell: For centuries, racism has received some support from those who seek to use science to suggest there are biological differences (and inferiorities) among race. This book explores many of the ways they are wrong, and many of the ways they continue their racist work. Worth quoting: (I tried to narrow this down, but there’s so much good in here) “Because of the narrow way Europeans […]

Absolutely delightful book/audiobook about terrible subjects.

Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright

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Perhaps it is an indicator of my improving mental health (it is), but I really enjoyed this book! In a morbid, worrisome, fun kind of way. Get Well Soon is a book about famous plagues and diseases (and lobotomies? for some reason?) and not only was it a fast, interesting read, it was also funny (obviously, humor is subjective, and I’ve seen several reviews saying the humor missed the mark for them, but it hit 100% for me—it helps that the audiobook narrator, Gabra Zackman, […]

Just Okay

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie

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Series: The Romanovs. This is a cheat as I don’t feel like these books truly form a series, but according to Goodreads they are. I read Nicholas and Alexandra (per Goodreads, #3 in this series) in 2018 (review here). Catherine the Great is considered #2 in the series. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: A lot, because I loved Nicholas and Alexandra. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book ever since. Why I stopped reading the series: I mean, […]

Four non-fiction book reviews. Mixed bag

The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

My Midsummer Morning by Alastair Humphreys

Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince

Harness Your Speaking Anxiety by Nathan Gold

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Catching up on my book reviews, part 3 of 5 (?) The Culture Map by Erin Meyer This book was recommended by a work colleague. In it, Meyer attempts to explain the cultural differences between people from several different countries who work together or have to collaborate for some reason. She has come up with several scales (such as direct feedback, doing things on time etc) and places each culture somewhere on the scale. She proposes that people from different backgrounds who work together need […]

Inside Yawn-More

Inside Broadmoor by Jonathan Levi and Emma French

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As mentioned in my previous review, I am one of those people who is somewhat ashamedly addicted to true crime – not just podcasts but also tv series, documentaries and books. Which is why I picked up Inside Broadmoor: Up close and personal with Britain’s most dangerous criminals. Disappointingly, there wasn’t really anything ‘up close and personal’ about this book; it’s more of a broad overview of Broadmoor’s history, location, staff, patients and scandals. ‘For over 150 years, it has contained the UK’s most violent, […]



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