The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
by Jan Stocklassa, Tara F. Chace (Translator)
Non-fiction: Mystery, History, E-book
Stieg Larsson is well known for writing his series of books, starting with "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." But he spent years working as a journalist, working on intel. on fringe political groups as well as trying to solve the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme. This book is his research combined with the work that the author has done on the assassination to come up with a possible answer of what happened leading up to, and after the death of the prime minister.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Friday, February 21, 2020
Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive:
Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive by Ethan Siegel
Non-Fiction: Science, Pop Culture 216 pages
This book goes over many different techs from the Star Trek universe as well as real life equivalents and info on how close we are on making things that we haven't created real life versions of yet. It even notes cases where the tech already existed when it was on the show, but was either not as complex or lesser known. It goes over tech from every series that is finished.
Non-Fiction: Science, Pop Culture 216 pages
This book goes over many different techs from the Star Trek universe as well as real life equivalents and info on how close we are on making things that we haven't created real life versions of yet. It even notes cases where the tech already existed when it was on the show, but was either not as complex or lesser known. It goes over tech from every series that is finished.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbars Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks:
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbars Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
by Robin I.M. Dunbar
Non-Fiction: Science, 312 pages
First, this book is about a decade old, so there are a couple things where our scientific knowledge has changed since it was written. Second, I am going to be generous and guess that the part of the book that I had the most issue with was due to them using currently outdated science. When I first opened the book, I actually skipped ahead to the last chapter to skim it, before wasting time on reading it. As it was on evolution and religion, and as it was coming from an atheistic science point of view, I was concerned that it would end not as a science book, but as an anti-theist philosophy book. But, it actually was a rather fair view on how religion could be evolutionarly useful to humanity. No, the one problem that I found with the book is that they clearly think that 'Rain Man" was an accurate portrayal of all autistic people. Which wouldn't be that big of an issue, except that it is used multiple times in a chapter about what makes one human and the abilities of the other primates. This includes stating that great apes have higher thinking abilities then babies, the autistic, and others with severe mental disabilities.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar
Non-Fiction: Science, 312 pages
First, this book is about a decade old, so there are a couple things where our scientific knowledge has changed since it was written. Second, I am going to be generous and guess that the part of the book that I had the most issue with was due to them using currently outdated science. When I first opened the book, I actually skipped ahead to the last chapter to skim it, before wasting time on reading it. As it was on evolution and religion, and as it was coming from an atheistic science point of view, I was concerned that it would end not as a science book, but as an anti-theist philosophy book. But, it actually was a rather fair view on how religion could be evolutionarly useful to humanity. No, the one problem that I found with the book is that they clearly think that 'Rain Man" was an accurate portrayal of all autistic people. Which wouldn't be that big of an issue, except that it is used multiple times in a chapter about what makes one human and the abilities of the other primates. This includes stating that great apes have higher thinking abilities then babies, the autistic, and others with severe mental disabilities.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
You Suck at Cooking: The Absurdly Practical Guide to Sucking Slightly Less at Making Food:
You Suck at Cooking: The Absurdly Practical Guide to Sucking Slightly Less at Making Food
by You Suck at Cooking
Non-fiction: Cooking, Pop Culture 224 pages
This is the You Suck at Cooking YouTube channel in a book format. The recipes are written much like how they are on the show. (There is no musical interlude in each recipe.) It discuses tools and ingredients as well including P3 (pepper pepper pepper.)
by You Suck at Cooking
Non-fiction: Cooking, Pop Culture 224 pages
This is the You Suck at Cooking YouTube channel in a book format. The recipes are written much like how they are on the show. (There is no musical interlude in each recipe.) It discuses tools and ingredients as well including P3 (pepper pepper pepper.)
The Bible Is a Catholic Book:
The Bible Is a Catholic Book by Jimmy Akin
Non-Fiction: Religion 200 pages
This book is a good introduction for people who want to know the history of the bible as well as how to explain to other Christians the role the bible plays in the life of the Catholic Church.
Non-Fiction: Religion 200 pages
This book is a good introduction for people who want to know the history of the bible as well as how to explain to other Christians the role the bible plays in the life of the Catholic Church.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Soul Tattoo: A Life and Spirit Bearing the Marks of God:
Soul Tattoo: A Life and Spirit Bearing the Marks of God by Samuel Kee
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This book has an interesting premise based on the idea of "tattoos" that God has imprinted on your soul. It also was written by a Calvinist who actually seams to believe all of Calvinism, and also that the people who are reading this are all conveniently members of the elect. This would be bad enough, but it also preaches a version of Arianism and/or Adoptionism or some related heresy. It includes suggesting that Jesus could sin, Jesus the human was distinctly separate from God the Son (at least during His earthly life) and the God the Father HATED Jesus for a time. I only finished it, because by the time I got to all the heresy I have read enough, that I was going to see how bad it would get.
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This book has an interesting premise based on the idea of "tattoos" that God has imprinted on your soul. It also was written by a Calvinist who actually seams to believe all of Calvinism, and also that the people who are reading this are all conveniently members of the elect. This would be bad enough, but it also preaches a version of Arianism and/or Adoptionism or some related heresy. It includes suggesting that Jesus could sin, Jesus the human was distinctly separate from God the Son (at least during His earthly life) and the God the Father HATED Jesus for a time. I only finished it, because by the time I got to all the heresy I have read enough, that I was going to see how bad it would get.
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