I Get Books ..

I receive a fair number of books to review each month, so I thought I should do what several magazines and other publications do; list those books that have arrived in my mailbox so you know that this is the pool of books from which I will be reading and reviewing on my blog.

I should point out that (sadly!), my book reviewing days may be (possibly) ending soon because I will be relocating to Frankfurt, Germany in two weeks. According to my experiences, postage to Germany is at least three times what it is to anywhere in the USA, and I get an impressive headache when I read electronic PDFs, so unless the publishers decide I am worth the extra cost of shipping a hard copy of their books to Germany, I doubt I will be receiving (m)any more books for review after I leave. In that case, here's hoping that I receive a substantial pile of books to bring with me so I can review them on my blog for the next few months while I wait to begin taking German language classes in January.

The "Origin" Then and Now: An Interpretive Guide to the "Origin of Species" by David N. Reznick. Hardcover. Review copy.

Vesuvius: A Biography by Alwyn Scarth. Hardcover. Review copy.

Am I Making Myself Clear?: A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public by Cornelia Dean. Hardcover. Review copy.

Mammals of India (Princeton Field Guides) by Vivek Menon. Paperback. Review copy.

Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide (Princeton Field Guides) by Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small. Paperback. Review copy.

Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide (Princeton Field Guides) by Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small. Paperback. Review copy.

Liver: A Fictional Organ with a Surface Anatomy of Four Lobes by Will Self. Hardcover. Review copy.

The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone. Hardcover. Review copy.

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett. Hardcover. Review copy.

The Truth about Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve by Gregory Mone. Hardcover. Review copy.

A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil by Ber van Perlo. Paperback. Review copy.

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel. Hardcover. Review copy.