Cannonball Read 14

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About CBR
    • Getting Started
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • 2022 CBR Event Calendar
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
    • CBR Merchandise
    • Supporters and Friends of CBR
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Sign Up
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media
> FAQ Home
> Tag: biology

Not a bad ending but a little uneven with the science and the story

Cells at Work! vol. 6 by Akane Shimizu

January 22, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

There’s seems to have been some drama behind the scenes before Cells at Work! Vol. 6 came out; a few years ago (pre-pandemic I think) it was listed for pre-order then disappeared. Now, it’s out as the final volume of the original series that’s now got a few spin-offs and an animation. Overall, the basic premise of real biology science presented through manga/anime tropes is still here and fun, although maybe worn a touch thin in places. This volume feels a bit more episodic than […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: akane shimizu, anime, biology, blindness, Cells At Work! vol 6, coronavirus, manga, psoriasis, science

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: akane shimizu, anime, biology, blindness, Cells At Work! vol 6, coronavirus, manga, psoriasis, science ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

This is a beautiful book with a sensitive subject

Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was thinking Fox: A Circle of Life Story was going to be more about the cycle of trees, plants, the seasons, the forest and not about the cycle of life of a mother fox. Isabel Thomas created a poetic, beautiful story of life and death. We follow a fox as she wanders the woods, crossing the human road, and her unfortunate end. The concept of death is lightly presented, but also nothing is held back. It is a serious look at the cycle of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, biology, Daniel Egneus, Death New Experiences, family, foxes, Isabel Thomas, Science & Nature, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:231 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, biology, Daniel Egneus, Death New Experiences, family, foxes, Isabel Thomas, Science & Nature, Social Topics ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Professional Science Gets Ugly

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

July 18, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo 4: People In addition to the cover being of a person, this is also a book about people on several levels, down to the genetics. On the surface it’s the biography of one of the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry, Jennifer Doudna for her work with the CRISPR. The thing is, that’s actually not totally accurate. This book is also an introduction to bio-engineering and general molecular biology, an expose on academic science world and how it’s shifted to more business […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, biology, cbr13bingo, CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, science, The Code Breaker, Walter Isaacson

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:61 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, biology, cbr13bingo, CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, science, The Code Breaker, Walter Isaacson ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment

My mind is blown, and not because I’ve been sampling magic mushrooms

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds, and Shape our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

March 21, 2021 by KimMiE" 12 Comments

I have read many books on science and natural history, but few have made me stop reading every few pages to look up and declare to whomever is within hearing distance (currently, my husband and cats, because we’re in a pandemic), “This is fascinating.” I don’t care if you’ve never read a book about nature in all your previous existence. Entangled Life will ensorcel you with tales of carnivorous mushrooms, zombie fungi, acid trips, and superhero microorganisms that could end up saving the planet. If […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: best British names, biology, CBR13, ecology, fungus, KimMiE", Merlin Sheldrake, nature, science

KimMiE"'s CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: best British names, biology, CBR13, ecology, fungus, KimMiE", Merlin Sheldrake, nature, science ·
Rating:
· 12 Comments

“I can remember how grown-up I felt then, and earlier, since about nine. Because we age one way, in one direction, every age we are is the most grown-up we’ve ever been.”

Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body by Sara Pascoe

May 20, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Sara Pascoe is here for you. There is no stone she won’t turn over and no story she won’t tell, because she is going to use her embarrassments, misunderstandings, failures, and larks to help you learn. If you are looking for a medical textbook on what it means to be a human woman then go ahead and look elsewhere. If you want a smart and unflinching comedian to share her life story with you while looking back through biology, history, and cultural norms in order […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History Tagged With: #memoir, biology, british comedy, feminism, puberty, read by the author, Relationships, Sara Pascoe, self-esteem, sex, stand-up comedy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:49 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History · Tags: #memoir, biology, british comedy, feminism, puberty, read by the author, Relationships, Sara Pascoe, self-esteem, sex, stand-up comedy ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments

Science Lesson Via Storytelling

Cells at Work! Vol. 5 by Akane Shmizu

May 17, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

It seems like Cells at Work! 5 was a surprise as in it was surprising that this was the apparently last entries in the original series; I had seen the pre-order for a vol. 6 that apparently got canceled for vague reasons. There does appear to be a spin off though, so the series isn’t exactly over. I don’t know what happened there, but vol. 5 does kind of seem like someone may have gotten a little tired or distracted by another project because it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: akane shimizu, Akane Shmizu, anime, biology, cells at work, cells at work vol. 5, manga, non fiction, science

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: akane shimizu, Akane Shmizu, anime, biology, cells at work, cells at work vol. 5, manga, non fiction, science ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Emmalita on [got me] to a nunnery!I find surprising but not surprising that you had multiple nun books in your house. Definitely looking up Caterina De Medici and skipping Abelard.
  • Emmalita on “Now everyone will think she can’t cope with the demands of her job, just because she fell off a balcony.”This sounds really interesting.
  • Keri on He had me at apostrophesYou've convinced me. I'll look into Dreyer. What won me over was your statement at the end: "So go out and change things." Language is...
  • esmemoria on Well, that wasn’t what I expectedWow 55 books. It's nice when a comfort read has so many books to choose from! It was new to me, but I enjoyed it....
  • katie71483 on Well, that wasn’t what I expectedSo, this series is one of my comfort reads. All 55 books. And counting. Some of them are obviously better than others, but in the...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

Select Us on Amazon Smile

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2022 Cannonball Read | Log in