GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
A little while ago, several of you, dear readers, mentioned that you wanted me to set up a wish list, so I did that. You can also find the link on the left sidebar, below the site meter.
As you can see, it's rather long but don't forget that this list has been several years in the making, too. Not only that, but I currently have seven books sitting next me right now, courtesy of several publishers, waiting impatiently for me to read and review them, so there's no need to add substantially to the pile for fear I might be crushed when it topples over. However, there is one book that I want that does not appear on that list; the Indonesian translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (but don't count on me finishing that book very quickly! My Indonesian is getting quite rusty these days. This of course, makes me wonder if I ought to get Pimsleur's Indonesian Package before it's too late).
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Hey GrrrlScientist!
there are no dvds on this list, HEEEELLO!!!
you got to kick back once in a while eh?
Posted by: Dawn | April 10, 2006 12:00 AM
okay, i'll add a few.
Posted by: GrrlScientist | April 10, 2006 6:38 AM
GrrlScientist has a book coming. Shipment is April 11 on a 3-5 business day delivery schedule. The title is a surprise.
Posted by: biosparite | April 10, 2006 10:57 AM
ooooo .. i am excited: i love surprises almost as much as i love books!
Posted by: GrrlScientist | April 10, 2006 11:02 AM
Are you in bookcrossing yet? Then you can trade books or release the ones you've finished with and see where they go.
www.bookcrossing.com
I'm in there as "monado".
How about Indonesian science news Websites?
Posted by: Monado | April 10, 2006 3:08 PM
I think we need to lighten up the apocryphal atmoshere of GrrlScientist's reading list. My suggestion is CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, but since many people have already read it, I believe I should nominate some other titles, such as WHITE TEETH, SNOW CRASH, and David Foster Wallace's behemoth, INFINITE JEST.
Posted by: biosparite | April 10, 2006 3:23 PM