#Nonfiction Archives – Page 2 of 10 – scintilla.info
Book Review: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins, Oné Pagan Nonfiction: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins, Oné Pagan Please tell me I’m not the only person who sometimes picks up a random book by an author I’ve never heard of because the title catches my eye! Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins. Seriously? That title alone […]
Book Review: Fuzz, Mary Roach Book Review: Fuzz, Mary Roach I was unaware that the durian fruit can be deadly. Known for its appalling odor (I’ve heard, though I’ve never personally confirmed, that it smells like a rotting corpse), the durian is a prized fruit by many people and a despised fruit by […]
Book Review: Katherine Johnson, My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Johnson, and Katherine Moore Nonfiction/Biography: Katherine Johnson, My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Johnson, and Katherine Moore You can’t judge a book by its cover. I know that. But the cover of Katherine Johnson, My Remarkable Journey caught my […]
Book Review: On Animals, Susan Orlean Nonfiction: On Animals, Susan Orlean Susan Orlean tells the story in her book of a time when the man she was seeing told her he was inviting his best friend over to her apartment for Valentine’s Day and she should dress down. When the man arrived, he […]
Book Review: The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss, Claire Nouvian Nonfiction/Science: The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss, Claire Nouvian This is one of the most exquisitely beautiful books I have seen. It is also one of the strangest. The Deep is a coffee-table sized book filled with beautiful color pictures […]
Book Review: Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World, Matt Parker Nonfiction/Story Collection: Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World, Matt Parker The subtitle of Humble Pi really sums up the stories in the book: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World. It is a collection […]
Book Review: Erma Does the Math, Ann Strawn Nonfiction/Biography: Erma Does the Math, Ann Strawn This book is an obvious labor of for author Ann Strawn about her great aunt Erma Tynes Walker. Erma worked alongside Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson as part of the team of African American women who calculated the flight […]
Book Review: The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It, Helen Scales Nonfiction/Science: The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It, Helen Scales The Brilliant Abyss is a powerful book about what […]
Book Review: 100 Ways in 100 Days to Teach Your Baby Maths, Emma L. Smith Nonfiction: 100 Ways in 100 Days to Teach Your Baby Maths, Emma L. Smith One of my most recent happy moments centers around a video my daughter in law sent, featuring my youngest son (an economics/math major and […]
Book Review: How to Be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi Nonfiction: How to Be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi I thought How to Be an Anti-Racist was written for me. I want to be an anti-racist. I consider myself an ally, I try to see things through the eyes of others, I value […]