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A History of Tuberculosis That Says Much More About the World in General

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

December 29, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is a science history meets cultural history of tuberculosis but really could be used to understand so much about the systems, institutions and structures of disease, and the role poverty, capitalism and racism all play in access, stigma and treatment. I have only read one or two of John Green’s novels. I think the contrarian in me just resisted reading something so popular, especially when it didn’t even have dragons or fae in it. I know he has done a lot of other things […]

Filed Under: Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: infectious disease, institutional racism, john green, science history

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:149 · Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: infectious disease, institutional racism, john green, science history ·
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The End of the World As We Know It and Happy New Years

The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World) by Sara Webb

January 5, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Full disclosure: this review is not of the first book I finished in 2025. Part of the reason for that is because it didn’t grab me as much as I’d hoped. In theory I figured it might be kind of funny to start off the new year with popular science book on the beginning and the ending of our universe, The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World). Basically, it’s astronomy with some physics in relatively common language. The first section covers […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: apocalypse, asteroids, astronomy, black holes, Jupiter, moon, Sara Webb, science, science history, sun, The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World)

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: apocalypse, asteroids, astronomy, black holes, Jupiter, moon, Sara Webb, science, science history, sun, The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World) ·
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“Lip . . . Dip . . . Paint.”

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

December 31, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

What I have to say about this book can be whittled down to one classic Samuel L. Jackson moment in cinema: And I truly mean that. Anyone with an ounce of empathy will find this one a tough go. Moore extensively researched the women this story is about, and she pulled not only from scholarly books and articles about them, but from their own personal correspondence, journals, and memories from friends and family. The result is that you get a clear picture of just exactly […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: angela brazil, audiobooks, body horror, Kate Moore, narfna, non fiction, science, science history, The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, The Radium Girls

narfna's CBR13 Review No:211 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: angela brazil, audiobooks, body horror, Kate Moore, narfna, non fiction, science, science history, The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, The Radium Girls ·
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