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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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Book Review:

Sleeping Naked Is Green: How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged Her Fridge, Sold Her Car, and Found Love in 366 Days by Vanessa Farquharson

Category: Book Review

This book review was originally posted by GrrlScientist on Living the Scientific Life. tags: book review, Sleeping Naked is Green, green living, environment, Vanessa Farquharson Carbon footprints, global warming, green living -- are these phrases an inconvenient truth that keep...

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Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines by Caroline Arnold

Category: Biology

This book review was originally posted by Greg Laden on Greg Laden's Blog. previously reviewed Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines is a book by Caroline Arnold and illustrated by Patricia Wynne for, I'd say, Pre-Elementary School kids and first/second grade....

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Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land by Nina Burleigh

Category: Book Review

This book review was originally posted by GrrlScientist on Living the Scientific Life. tags: book review, Unholy Business, religious antiquities, biblical antiquities, fraud, Christianity, Judaism, Nina Burleigh There are two different types of people in the world, those who want...

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Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's View of Human Evolution by Adrian Desmond and James Moore

Category: Book Review

This review was originally posted by Brian Switek on Laelaps Since the early 20th century, at least, young earth creationists have attempted to blame Charles Darwin for genocide, world wars, and whatever political movements seemed most threatening at one time...

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Video Book Review: How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer

Category: Psychology

For more video book reviews by Joanne Manaster, see her page on YouTube....

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Stephen Jay Gould and the Politics of Evolution

Category: Book Review

Originally published on Pharyngula When I was growing up, I had no introduction to evolutionary theory. Sure, I assumed it was true, and I went through the usual long phase of dinosaur fandom, but I was never taught anything at...

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Video Book Review: Doubt is Their Product by David Michaels

Category: Book Review

For more video book reviews by Joanne Manaster, check out her YouTube page....

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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

Category: Book Review

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

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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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