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Book cover of The Descent of Man

The sequel is never as good as the original

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

January 15, 2023 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

Back in 2020, I finished out the year by reviewing On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Since then, I’ve been trying to motivate myself to work my way through Darwin’s follow up: The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Knowing that the ideas in Descent of Man were controversial, Darwin held off publishing until 12 years after Origin of Species. His thoughts on natural selection being well received, however, he felt comfortable proceeding to the next step, namely, “. […]

Filed Under: Homepage, Non-Fiction Tagged With: biology, CBR15, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, evolution, evolutionary biology, KimMiE", science

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Homepage, Non-Fiction · Tags: biology, CBR15, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, evolution, evolutionary biology, KimMiE", science ·
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“There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.”

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

December 31, 2022 by narfna 4 Comments

When I was looking at the 2022 Read Harder Challenge for the first time and saw #9: “Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest”, I knew without looking what that book would be, even though I haven’t looked at the beginning of my list in years. And that’s because I’ve been avoiding this book for as long as I’ve wanted to read it. Just one word for you: supervolcano. In Bryson’s signature breezy, humorous, yet intelligent style, he will explain to you […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, A Short History of Nearly Everything, astronomy, audiobooks, Bill Bryson, biology, chemistry, geology, history of science, natural history, non fiction, paleontology, physics, richard matthews, science, that fuckin supervolcano

narfna's CBR14 Review No:256 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, A Short History of Nearly Everything, astronomy, audiobooks, Bill Bryson, biology, chemistry, geology, history of science, natural history, non fiction, paleontology, physics, richard matthews, science, that fuckin supervolcano ·
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Blueberry Muffin Brains and lots of other stuff

The Body A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

December 30, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

I started The Body A Guide for Occupants about a year ago; I had kind of a pattern starting the year off with a science book of some sort. This year, I guess I’m also ending with one. This book is on the one hand pretty readable since the science is explained in some detail without getting too technical; my last biology class was well over a decade ago. On the other hand, it’s also incredibly dense, making it sort of hard to read for […]

Filed Under: Health, History Tagged With: Bill Bryson, biology, Medical History, medicine, science, the body a guide for occupants

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:88 · Genres: Health, History · Tags: Bill Bryson, biology, Medical History, medicine, science, the body a guide for occupants ·
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Oh Olive…

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

September 1, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I picked this up because it kept coming up in CBR14 reviews. After researching it a little bit, it seems that it is hugely popular. I was intrigued to find out what made it more than the average romcom-type romance. Plus I was very curious to find out whatever it has to do with ReyLo. Olive, a struggling biology grad student, kisses a random guy in her lab, her intent being to show her best friend that she has completely moved on from her ex […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: academia, Ali Hazelwood, all the tropes, biology, cancer, fake dating, forbidden love, graduate school, self-esteem

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: academia, Ali Hazelwood, all the tropes, biology, cancer, fake dating, forbidden love, graduate school, self-esteem ·
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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 ·
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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 ·
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