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The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

December 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you know Cecilia Payne? Well since she passed in 1979 so the odds are you do not/did not know her, but in The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of you can meet her on the page. Due in February 2023, I read Kirsten W. Larson’s book via online through Edelweiss. The story was a little confusing at first as there are two parts going on simultaneously. The first is a star is born […]

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Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho

November 20, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho, is one of those books that is cool. Yet I still feel lackluster about it. There was something missing. Katherine Roy’s illustrations are a combination of realistic and a hint of whimsy. The text itself, however, has a more artistic then “serious” scientific element, but still has all the information needed. As we explore the planet of Mars, we learn about the planet and the machines that came before Curiosity. This information will grab the space nut but […]

“Live every week like it’s Shark Week.” I will, Tracy Jordan. I will.

May 19, 2015 by bonnie 2 Comments

In the first season of 30 Rock, Tracy Jordan admonishes Kenneth the Page to “live every week like it’s Shark Week.” It’s an injunction that The Chancellor and I take very seriously. Shark Week is like a national holiday to us. My students have even suggested that I wear a GoPro the next time I watch Shark Week so that they can enjoy me watching it (um, never. I enjoy my sharks in private). This last weekend, I graduated school for the last time (no, […]

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Evie on Ranger 4 LyfeIt is time to wind the series to close. You can only milk a story line for soing and this has gone on for, what,...
esmemoria on I’m not any better at meditating nowSo funny, I bought this book because of The Holdovers. I loved that movie. I tried to pick up the book recently and got intimidated....
Classic on The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesI know. It just didn't add anything. Cool, he was a terrible teenager too? I mean him going I love Lucy changed up after spending...

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