Archive for the ‘Science’ Category
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
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| Author: | Susan Orlean |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Sophisticated readers |
| Genre: | biography |
| Year of publication: | 2000 |
Study of a man obsessed with orchids. |
The language is rough, but the book is well worth reading because of its fascinating descriptions of the orchids and the man and life in this particular stratum of Floridian society, which spans Seminole tribe members to British nobility. |
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
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| Author: | Tracy Kidder |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1981 |
Kidder is a great non-fiction writer. This is a true story about how a company manipulated its most talented employees into creating a great computer, without regard to what the work environment would do to them or their families. |
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If you found this review helpful and/or interesting, consider supporting our book habit: Buy this book!: Soul of a New Machine |
Posted in Biography, Computers in society, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Culture, Dealing with bullies, Gifted, History, Reading level: age 12 and up, Science | Comments Closed
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | Richard Feynman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, autobiography |
| Year of publication: | 1985 |
First volume in inspiring autobiography of physicist (and all-around extremely intelligent and charming guy), Richard Feynman.
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Monday, March 13th, 2006
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| Author: | Richard Dawkins |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Sophisticated readers |
| Genre: | Non-fiction: Science |
| Year of publication: | 1990 |
Richard Dawkins' take-no-prisoners-style riff on how evolution has made all of us. |
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Monday, October 17th, 2005
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| Author: | Paul Hoffman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, biography |
| Year of publication: | 1998 |
Biography of the brilliant mathematician, Paul Erdos. Inspiring because this extremely odd guy, who spoke in code and could not perform the normal functions most other human beings usually have to do (such as pay bills and cash checks), found ways to mentor promising young mathematicians and revolutionize mathematical thinking. |
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Posted in Biography, Child-raising, Computers in society, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Culture, History, Math, Parenting gifted children, Reading level: age 12 and up, Science | Comments Closed
