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In October, 2008:

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Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, by Paul Offit

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In June, 2008:

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Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life, by Carl Zimmer

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April 14, 2009

Book Review: In Which Sci Reads the Dictionary (Cambell's Psychiatric Dictionary, 9th Edition)

Category: Book Review

Originally posted by Scicurious On April 8, 2009, at 12:02 AM As I'm sure everyone knows by now, Sci LOVES getting books in the mail. Even if I paid for them, I still love seeing them show up in a...

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Video Book Review! Mean and Lowly Things, by Kate Jackson

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Click here for more video book reviews by Joanne Manaster....

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April 8, 2009

Terminal Freeze, by Lincoln Child

Category: Book Review

Originally posted by Brian Switek On April 6, 2009, at 8:10 AM One of the unwritten rules of creating a good horror yarn is that the location your story takes place in has to be as frightening as your monster....

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April 5, 2009

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains

Category: Book Review

Originally posted by Jessica Palmer On April 1, 2009, at 7:00 AM I've been as eager as a brain-starved zombie to get my hands on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the Jane Austen mash-up concocted by Seth Grahame-Smith for Quirk...

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April 3, 2009

Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America—and Found Unexpected Peace, by William Lobdell

Category: Book Review

Originally posted by Grrlscientist On March 30, 2009, at 2:55 PM Unlike most people who were raised in a religious household and grew up surrounded by religious people, I never experienced a "crisis of faith" since I never believed there...

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April 2, 2009

Video Book Reviews! Bad Science, and Lies, Damned Lies and Science

Category: Book Review

Joanne Manaster reviews two books about distinguishing science fact from science fiction in our everyday lives: Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre, and Lies, Damned Lies and Science, by Sherry Seethaler. For more of Joanne's video reviews, see her web page,...

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April 1, 2009

Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend, by Barbara Oakley

Category: Book Review

Originally posted by Grrlscientist On March 27, 2009, at 10:59 AM I have lived and worked with people whom I have decided, in retrospect, were more than merely hateful and mean-spirited, they were just plain evil. So when Barbara Oakley...

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