Jenni Ogden skillfully juxtaposes: University based health care research scientists and Wildlife researchers in the Great Barrier Reef.
Perhaps one could say Jenni developed a matrix juxtapositions of scientists and researchers in settings of…
Island life where supplies are delivered every two weeks…no utilities or ground transportation in the Southern Hemisphere contrasting with one of the oldest communities in Europe…Unst, the northern most inhabited island in the British Isles.
“Absorbing and SUPERBLY researched” with my emphasis on superbly. I agree with Miranda Seymour! Rocco is an award winning investigative journalist. Her interest in medicine began with her grandparents in Africa in the 1920s. They were blessed to get quinine tablets made locally because cinchona seeds/trees from Peru had been planted there decades earlier.
World history over four centuries is told from
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Elizabeth Hall is my maiden name. I like seeing my former name on book covers 😉 I have also read Miramont’s Ghost and The Music of the Deep.
In The Blue Hour multi-generational grief found peace of mind and healing. The story unfolds in the cultures of New Mexico with a compelling connection to Olalla, Tennessee.
Reference: Consulting mediums is condemned and forbidden in the Bible. Deuteronomy 18:10–11 echoes Leviticus and expands it, including diviners, sorcerers, witches/wizards, anyone who casts spells, and anyone who practices child sacrifice. This link is a concise summary from GotQuestions. https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-medium.html
However, there is an engaging exchange, point/counter point to rationalize “hunches” and explain the journey. BONUS: Recommendation of Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Peace of mind calls for knowledge and connections in spite of 1000s of miles distance and decades of time lapse.
This is an amazing book! The setting is LosAngelos, which didn’t appeal to me until the storyline developed fully. Short quotes from classic books (of different genres starting with Shakespeare) expertly punctuated the narrative. Cause of death and paternity was a mystery for Mira, who had been misled. She also processed the enormity of inheriting a struggling bookshop 3000 miles from her new home and teaching career on the east coast…learning the financial record keeping, personnel/staffing, business cycles and plan to turn a profit.
Anyone involved with handling an estate with a significant number of books will appreciate this novel!
We saw the movie. I knew I needed to read the book, bonus found the sequel.
The movie starring Robert DuVall and Lucas Black is warm, genuine and inspiring. In my youth, I took golf lessons and followed tournament play. As an adult, I played in a golf league after work. I’m fond of movies about baseball…Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, The Natural… Frankly, it never occurred to me that there were great stories and lessons to be told about golf. (I don’t count Caddy Shack.)
Seven Days in Utopia narrative differs between the movie and the book. (Both are equally time well spent.) The book has more details on honing technical golf skills. There is an opportunity loss, if practice is dominated by driving range parameters. Improving skills means practicing with up and downhill lies, behind trees, bare ground, deep grass…and more…
What is extraordinary about the lessons? The originality, experiential and spiritual nature of the situations. Watch or read for yourself.
Over 2 million sold.
Written in 1986 and 1989 respectively. These novels are bold, elegant and powerful. I much prefer these over Harry Potter books. One reviewer described the books as “Christian thrillers.” Smile 🙂 Each narrative is set in a small U.S. town with complex problems.
These books were brought to my attention in a Twitter post by Qanon EyetheSpy.
Book 5 of 5 featuring Professor Robert Langdon
I have been a Dan Brown fan for years. I was delighted to find this at a used book store. Was there no fanfare on the release? If there was, I missed it.
The dramatic adventure set in Spain includes outstanding narrative of art, architecture, literature, history, science and technology. I had 2 years of Spanish in high school and appreciated Spanish speaking characters speaking Spanish (English translations keeps one from getting confused).
Not only is reading Origin compelling entertainment, but it is also refreshingly educational as Dan Brown does so expertly.
The richness of Shannon’s biography creates an engaging review of the science. Like the content of Tuxedo Park by Jennet Conant, the science was so ground breaking… it was many years before declassification would make his work available to the public. “How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age”
I wish this book was available when I was studying engineering. Being playful (including juggling) and a “hands on inventor” were foundational to his success.
My “STEM by meme” page (link above) lists books I have found outstanding providing context or “the story” behind text book study.
At a time in history when many readers are choosing digital books…myself included for ease of travel, plus I love the highlighting ability…reading The Library, A Catalogue of Wonders is time well spent.
The research is extraordinary. The text is thought provoking. The outstanding anecdotes just keep coming and coming. Stuart Kells comprehensively covers history of scrolls to libraries of hobbits. For fragile/delicate books to survive over centuries subject to the elements, insects, fire, humidity, carelessness, war, theft, purging… is amazing.
Did you know a “book worm” is an insect? I had only heard it describe readers!
I also appreciated the information on shelving technology…had not thought of it before.
The Library pairs well with The Millionaire and the Bard (previously reviewed). Kells thoroughly covers the works of Shakespeare.
See 23 of the world’s most enchanting libraries https://on.natgeo.com/2UKZdaH via @NatGeoTravel These photographs are stunning! Check it out.
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