The Norton Sword of Critical Dough
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maribouThe Norton Book of Women's Lives, edited by Phyllis Rose
61 selections from autobiographical writings by women. Made an excellent bathtub book over the past few months, and I will be going through it and writing down some names of women who I had not previously noticed, but who write wonderfully well and/or about fascinating things.
(29/200)
Sword and Sorceress XIX, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Enh. It was a gym book, and it was a good gym book. Plenty of passable stories, a few truly charming ones, nothing I would give five stars to.
(30/200)
Two for the Dough, by Janet Evanovich
This was not a good gym book, because it was way too much fun and I had to keep reading it after we came home and then I had to find a new gym book for next time! Bah. And yay. I do enjoy my fluff books.
(31/200)
Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another, by Philip Ball
A very fascinating book about the uses of statistical physics in understanding collective (human) behavior. This was a bit of a slog for me, as I am neither a physicist nor any sort of social scientist and so there were parts I had to read over a few times to make sure I really understood what he was getting at. That said, I really liked this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in figuring out how things happen at a slightly more academic level than that used in books like Malcolm Gladwell's (excellent) The Tipping Point. Also for the neat physics bits and the occasional tidbit of dry British humor.
(32/200)
61 selections from autobiographical writings by women. Made an excellent bathtub book over the past few months, and I will be going through it and writing down some names of women who I had not previously noticed, but who write wonderfully well and/or about fascinating things.
(29/200)
Sword and Sorceress XIX, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Enh. It was a gym book, and it was a good gym book. Plenty of passable stories, a few truly charming ones, nothing I would give five stars to.
(30/200)
Two for the Dough, by Janet Evanovich
This was not a good gym book, because it was way too much fun and I had to keep reading it after we came home and then I had to find a new gym book for next time! Bah. And yay. I do enjoy my fluff books.
(31/200)
Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another, by Philip Ball
A very fascinating book about the uses of statistical physics in understanding collective (human) behavior. This was a bit of a slog for me, as I am neither a physicist nor any sort of social scientist and so there were parts I had to read over a few times to make sure I really understood what he was getting at. That said, I really liked this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in figuring out how things happen at a slightly more academic level than that used in books like Malcolm Gladwell's (excellent) The Tipping Point. Also for the neat physics bits and the occasional tidbit of dry British humor.
(32/200)
