Category Archives: Science

Stiff by Mary Roach

By Lisa on February 21, 2008 in Non-Fiction, Science | No Comments

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Trade, 304 pages, 2003 Rating: 10/10 Reason for Reading: I kept seeing it mentioned on BookCrazy, so I finally scored myself a copy at a boxing day sale. Synopsis: When we die, what happens to us…physically? Roach … Continue reading →

An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore

By admin on September 30, 2006 in Current Affairs, Environment, Non-Fiction, Science | No Comments

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Trade, 328 pages, 2006 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: I didn’t realize there was a book to go along with Gore’s movie of the same name until he was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Synopsis: … Continue reading →

Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal

By Lisa on October 27, 2005 in Mathematics, Non-Fiction, Science | Comments Off

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 258 pages, 2005 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: I love seemingly strange coincidences, so why not find out how strange they really are? Synopsis: You’re playing poker and can’t decide whether to stay in or fold; … Continue reading →

Acquainted with the Night by Christopher Dewdney

By Lisa on February 22, 2005 in Culture, Non-Fiction, Science | Comments Off

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 314 pages, 2004 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I noticed this one while browsing Amazon’s best-of lists for 2004. I am far too acquainted with the night myself, so of course I had to hear from … Continue reading →

The Illustrated A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

By Lisa on September 10, 2004 in Non-Fiction, Science | No Comments

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 248 pages, 1988 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I’ve got to admit I found the thought of reading a book by one of the world’s greatest physicists intimidating, but I figured if it … Continue reading →

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat by Oliver Sacks

By Lisa on December 29, 2003 in Non-Fiction, Science | 1 Comment

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 233 pages, 1985 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I loved the title of this one when I saw it in the bookstore I worked at so I had to check it out. Synopsis: … Continue reading →

E=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis

By Lisa on September 5, 2003 in Biography, Non-Fiction, Science | No Comments

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

By Lisa on August 29, 2003 in Non-Fiction, Science | No Comments

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 544 pages (including 65 pages of notes, bibliography and index), 2003 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: In a Sunburned Country, the first book of Bryson’s I read, was full of fun science-related facts, … Continue reading →