Capsule book reviews in 255 characters or fewer. Ish. A reading diary (1st Jan 2019 onwards) by Eamonn Griffin.
A layperson’s guide to astrophysics, from the presenters of Jorge and Daniel Explain the Universe podcast. And an excellent beast this is too, being both detailed and accessible, leavened with jokes and cartoons, and with enough explanatory reach and power to offer clarity and depth to their overview of some of the universe’s biggest questions. Recommended.
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A guide to positive thinking, stickability, and efficiency, filtered through lessons learned from the Apollo space missions. Genial pop psychology matched well with an overview of NASA problem-solving and lateral thinking approaches to life. Nothing revelatory here, but great for Moon mission completists and fans of Wiseman alike.
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My own books are here, if that’s your thing. Newest is noir thriller East of England.
A bare-knuckle fighter, two meth dealers, and a debt collector converge on a fabled annual underground tournament. Splendid, violent, darkly humorous action melodrama. Terse and nasty, and full of characters you can’t help but root for. A decent movie adaptation soon followed. Recommended.
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My own books are here, if that’s your thing. Newest is noir thriller East of England.
An investigation into what makes for the best steak. Jolly travelogue-cum-popular science book that relies a touch too much on stereotypes to get its points across, but nevertheless has much to say about cattle, compassion in farming, and in the relationship between process and product in an era of increasingly-mechanised and volume-driven production.
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My own books are here, if that’s your thing. Newest is noir thriller East of England.
An exploration of the relationship between food flavour, nutritional qualities and diet, and the ways in which processed food industries work to substitute quality for flavour. A smart, clear overview of the topic area. Accessible and informative, even if its conclusions are straightforward.
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My own books are here, if that’s your thing. Newest is noir thriller East of England.
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