nonfiction
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“Phenomenal cosmic powers … Itty bitty living space.” -The Genie Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ I remember sitting in high school Biology class and matching names to all the organelles in a cell: the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosome, etc. It was DREADFUL. But it was dreadful because I didn’t get any of it.* Either I was
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The Power of the Male Gaze… And realizing it’s not powerful after all. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ I applaud Emily’s honesty and candid nature when she writes about her body image, and the role it’s played in her life. I also appreciate that she admits her constant internal comparisons between herself and other women.
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Entangled Life: How Fungi will eventually save us, or annihilate us. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ Merlin Sheldrake introduces us to mycology in “Entangled Life”. Although just a sliver of knowledge, it was amazing to read how many types of fungi are out there, and what they are capable of (which can be pretty terrifying).
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Deep breaths required. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ …it is the older Germans who were there who should feel guilt. We were not here. We ourselves did not do this. That is what a lot of us tell ourselves in regard to the 400 years of slavery, and even the continued racial segregation pre-Civil Rights
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Definitely for a history buff – which is not me. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ Alright, I may have to remove other books written by Presidents/ex-Presidents off my To-Read list – this genre just isn’t for me. What I Disliked: 1. About 75% of the book was about politics – and I hate politics. You’re
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Eerie and jaw-dropping… literally. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ There are times when I am reading a book or watching a movie when I think, “Man, I’m so glad I didn’t grow up back then before they realized that basically everything could kill you.” But I look around and still see people smoking cigarettes, vaping,
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An inside look to a small part of the Gates Foundation. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ For awhile I’ve been curious about what the Gates Foundation actually does and how it originated. Melinda Gates does a great job telling her side of the story from her beginnings of being one of few women in a
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You’ll feel like a fly on a wall – secretly sharing these intimate moments between families. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ The Hudsons brought together authors from various cultural and racial backgrounds, and gave them this chance to tell their story as though having a “talk” with a family member or friend (mostly their children).
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Be prepared to face those questions you were not ready to ask. Harari will ask them for you. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ In his book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Harari takes on the struggles we are facing socially in our world ranging from religion to politics to data security. I enjoyed this
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This book confirms this is a man’s world. Read review below Rating: ★★★ If you’re a woman already inclined to despise men, maybe you shouldn’t read this book. Then again, maybe it’s because you already know everything Caroline Criado Perez had researched for this book. To be honest, a lot of these details came as
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