by Howard Leighton | Mar 14, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Mathematics, Science & Technology
Most of us know there is oxygen and carbon dioxide in our air (atmosphere). Sam Kean makes a book about the makeup of the atmosphere interesting and entertaining. This book is actually about the atmosphere of the earth and the air we breathe. As a way of introduction...
by Norman West | Feb 15, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Science & Technology, Social Science
Any technology can be problematic if it’s not used correctly. Whether it’s automobiles, guns, or the internet, careless or uninformed use can have serious consequences beyond those intended. Social media is one of those with results ranging from just being a major...
by Norman West | Jan 12, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science & Technology
There is certain to be a goodly amount of violence, as commonly understood, associated with climate change. However, as defined by the author, you and I are certainly doing violence by just living our comfortable lives as the world’s consummate consumers. The...
by Philip Rafferty | Dec 15, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Science & Technology
How a path traveled by one becomes the path traveled by a few, and to later emerge as a recognized trail, is the heart of the matter in On Trails by Robert Moor. As a thru-hiker of the Appalachian Trail, Moor writes a strong and compelling hybrid, mixing memoir and...
by Megan McIntyre | Dec 7, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Science & Technology, Travel, Tweens
Readers should know that this book is thorough and well written and while categorized as young adult audience, would be enjoyed by readers of many ages. The author posits that life = locomotion, starting with walking and how we then leveraged our bipedalism to make...
by Don Messerschmidt | Nov 8, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Nautical, Science & Technology, Travel
I read this well-written, fast-paced historical documentary in (almost) one sitting, with (near the end) Tchaikovsky’s great Fifth Symphony surging along in the background (on Oregon Public Radio) towards its dramatic conclusion. Both the Russian expedition and...