Book Reviews (S to Z)
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| The Science of Yoga (2012©) |
William J. Broad |
A Fork In The Road |
Strong |
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| The Score Takes Care Of Itself (2009©) |
Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh |
Random Acts of Vandalism On Easter Weekend… |
Very Highly |
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| Sharpe’s Eagle (1981©) |
Bernard Cornwell |
Golden Eagle |
Highly |
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| Shit My Dad Says (2008©) |
Justin Halpern |
1,001 |
Sophomoric Humor / Very Highly |
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| The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (2008©) |
Alice Schroeder |
Life Works |
Highly |
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| The Spectre – Infinite Crisis Aftermath (2007©) |
David Lapham |
Comic Books |
Too Dark and Not Particularly Interesting |
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| The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962©) |
Thomas S. Kuhn, PhD |
Rivers Versus Waterfalls |
Strong recommendation, but a dry read |
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| The Sun Also Rises (1926©) |
Ernest Hemingway |
And Sets |
Tepid / A struggle to finish |
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| Superboy And The Legion Of Super-Heroes – The Early Years (2011©) |
Paul Levitz |
Comic Books |
Interesting, But With Issues |
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| Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (2011©) |
Richard P. Feynman |
Labor Day Weekend Mishmash |
Highly |
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| Tales From The Secret Annex (1949©) |
Anne Frank |
Lost Opportunity |
Moderate |
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| That First Season (2009©) |
John Eisenberg |
Sick Of Being Sick |
Highly |
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| Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About (2001©) |
Donald E. Knuth |
Books About Books |
Highly |
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| This Is My God (1988©) |
Herman Wouk |
From The Book |
Highly |
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| The Tipping Point (2000©) |
Malcolm Gladwell |
BART Rides – A Tipping Point |
Highly |
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| Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1885 / 2012©) |
Friedrich Nietzsche |
Words Without Explanation |
Weak to Moderate |
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| To Kill A Mockingbird (1960©) |
Harper Lee |
Black And White |
Highly |
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| Travels With Charley – In Search of America (1962©) |
John Steinbeck |
On, Rocinante!! |
Highly |
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| The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951©) |
Eric Hoffer |
Unconvinced |
Strong |
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| Ultimate Fitness (2003©) |
Gina Kolata |
Into The Dark… |
Highly |
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| Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (2006©) |
Dean Karnazes |
Bec’s Gone Again |
Highly – It made me delusional! |
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| Walden Two (1948©, 1976©) |
B. F. Skinner |
Two Good To Be Real |
Highly |
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| Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (1976©) |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
Vacation, Books And Lots Of Movies |
Highly |
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| Weaving The Web (1999©) |
Tim Berners-Lee |
Trying To Keep Up |
Highly |
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| Welcome to the Monkey House (1968©) |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
Monkey Business |
Very Highly |
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| West Of Honor (1978©) |
Jerry Pournelle |
In The Not So Distant Future |
Highly |
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| What Do You Care What Other People Think? (1988©) |
Richard P. Feynman |
Caring and Driving |
Highly |
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| What The Dog Saw (2009©) |
Malcolm Gladwell |
Doggie Vision Networks |
Highly |
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| What’s The Matter With Kansas? (2004©) |
Thomas Frank |
A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Highly |
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| Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance (2002©) |
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. |
A Handful of Lessons… |
Highly |
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| Who’s Afraid Of A Large Black Man (2005©) |
Charles Barkley (edited by Michael Wilbon) |
Sir Charles |
Highly |
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| Will Rogers Says… (1993©) |
Will Rogers (edited by Dr. Reba Collins) |
Plain Speaking |
Highly |
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| Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It’s Not The Way You Think) (2006©) |
Dayn Perry |
In No Particular Order |
Well Written And Entertaining |
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| The Wisdom of Gibran (1966©) |
Joseph Sheban (edited by) |
In Brightest Day |
Highly |
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| Words That Changed The World (2010©) |
C. Edwin Vilade |
Words |
Highly |
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