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I got my copy at my local library.I did not read a single review. The book is on my bedside table, though, probably for life. Maybe the library will get the book back if I can get the taped-down cover off. The library employee who checked out my book smirked at me. She knew I'm no regular student of science.
Two Zombies Buggered My Cat - the nerve!
Well, now I am worried about what my face will look like AFTER my death! As if my face isn't depressing to see in the morning before my coffee now....>: (
About 25% of my way in and love it. So many interesting tidbits. I would never had known about this book if it weren't for this group. Thanks!
Though it turned out to be untrue about how women conceive, needing an orgasm for it all to magically result in a baby, I can't help wishing men hadn't been told the truth of it...
The ancient swearing of oaths by testes touching is also interesting to know. I would love to read summaries of those scholarly texts discussing the significance of the Angel's interest in Jacob's groin. I had no idea science books could be so......stimulating, as well as educational.
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I am loving this book! Driving across the country right now and reading it aloud to my husband (the driver) and children. My eleven year old is fascinated. Each chapter provokes a conversation or a memory or a thought from my husband, and my daughter is full of questions. Just finished the organ donation chapter; he had a story about a family of tourists when he lived Italy that donated the organs of their young son killed in an accident. She wanted to know why the Scottish won't let organ donors know the names of the recipients. I love love love the book. It's the historical details that I love the most.
