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Be the Human Magnet you wish to see in the world

Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions by Kari Byron

November 5, 2019 by sistercoyote Leave a Comment

If you get to know [people] a little better and work up a degree of human warmth toward them, you can judge them without the influence and control of unseen forces. — Kindle location 1081  

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: autobiography, cbr11, Kari Byron, Mythbusters, non fiction, Read Women Challenge 2019, ReadWomen, Scientific method, sistercoyote, STEM, women in STEM

sistercoyote's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: autobiography, cbr11, Kari Byron, Mythbusters, non fiction, Read Women Challenge 2019, ReadWomen, Scientific method, sistercoyote, STEM, women in STEM ·
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Lost in Translation or Indecision

Every Tool's A Hammer by Adam Savage

May 12, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

For the record, I haven’t finished Every Tool’s A Hammer yet, but I’m 99% sure the remaining 2/3 of it is not going to change my thoughts. I loved the original Mythbusters, as well as the recent Mythbuster’s Junior (I hope there is more of that). So naturally, I decided I wanted to read Adam Savage’s new book. You can tell it’s his voice, but it’s not nearly as entertaining to follow in print as it is in performance/action. The book can’t decide if it’s […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: adam savage, cosplay, every tool's a hammer, making, Mythbusters, scientific process

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: adam savage, cosplay, every tool's a hammer, making, Mythbusters, scientific process ·
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Explosions are better in motion.

January 23, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

Normally, I’m not into guys like Jamie Hyneman, but I’m sure falling for him in this cover photo.  Here’s my review.

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, Mythbusters, Non-Fiction, reality TV, Robyn Robotron, urban legends

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, Mythbusters, Non-Fiction, reality TV, Robyn Robotron, urban legends ·
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