Non-fiction or fiction, it just has to be well-written.
This link opens in a pop-up window
The author is a science writer, examining the role that bio-electricity plays in our development and existence. There is also a solid perspective on the history of scientific inquiry, and the shortcomings of our lack of information coupled with a strong attachment to entrenched beliefs. Current theories (a pun) are fascinating!
An engaging world history of science and medicine that illustrates how often we are limited by the paradigms in which we live. It then goes to current (lol, a pun) research of biology and a bit of gazing into the future.
Jennifer Egan: Manhattan Beach (2017)
Manhattan Beach is a historical novel by American writer Jennifer Egan. It was published in 2017 by Scribner. The National …
Good history of the Black Panthers! I’m of an age that was familiar with their image, without knowing their story. Written more for a younger audience, which detracts, there are probably better books for a mature audience, but this helps with perspective.
Well crafted story with a good mix of early thoroughbred racing and slavery. Very well researched, at times it felt a bit like YA.
Non-fiction account of her life starting in St Louis through wartime France. Great perspective of mid-century America.
Manhattan Beach is a historical novel by American writer Jennifer Egan. It was published in …
Interesting weave of early NYC to 1943, following the trajectories of the father and daughter.
Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought …
Well-written, nuanced book on relationships.
Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought …
Well-crafted novel about relationships.
Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought …
I bought it as a Christmas present for my wife.
