Entries Tagged as ‘Science Books’

April 17, 2007

A Gently Mad Blog Recommendations

I finished Blindsight by PETER WATTS the other night and I was blown away. This guy can write.
I have picked through Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature’s Most Dangerous Creatures at the bookstore and I finally purchased a copy. This book was referenced by SCOTT WESTERFELD as a inspiration [...]

January 4, 2007

This Week’s Recommendations- Skeptic Edition

Call me a killjoy, wet blanket, cynic(actually don’t, if you do, you don’t know what a skeptic is), or any other word you can think of for me but with this week’s recommendations list I’m going to give you a few books that may help you think critically about such things [...]

December 19, 2006

What I read in 2006

2006 is coming to a close and I have listed everythign I have read so far. You can see what I read here: Read in 2006.
Normally I stick close to on genre most of the year usually horror or science fiction. But this past year I ran the gambit in terms of genre [...]

December 19, 2006

On the Affects of Book Buying on the Bibliomaniac’s Brain

I usually take time during lunch from my day job (I own and insurance agency) to take a walk around one of the two local bookstores. It is either a Borders or a Barnes and Noble. My purchases at either store happen at regular intervals. About two to three [...]