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Short but , bittersweet. An overview of the threats faced by bees and other pollinators with a plea to take action. The art is very simple and graphic, but also beautiful and supports the theme well

Got this in a bag book sale. The kind of series one reads for the characters interacting rather than the mysteries. Some amusing bits and overall a solid plot.Bit of casual racism and homophobia demonstrated by some of the characters.

A very forthright description of one brain surgeon’s education , including her experience as a resident and chief resident. I understand how some disliked her by the end… she seems to dismiss the elderly, mentally damaged people and others with a somewhat chilling calculus in some of her descriptions… but the kind of decisions she has to help people make force this kind of mindset. I found it fascinating, sometimes

I rarely enjoy modern authors making off with their predecessors characters, but these were okay.

A good coverage of a neglected topic. Washington seems more human here than he usually does. Amazed to learn the French baked fresh bread on their war ships

Really enjoyed this book. Author opens each chapter with a playlist of mood music and a human based scenario of what the creatures will be engaging in for that chapter. It’s a humorous disguise for what’s really an informative science book that makes it clear why you should care about reproduction in the sea and how you can unciously effect it

Really enjoyed this book. Author opens each chapter with a playlist of mood music and a human based scenario of what the creatures will be engaging in for that chapter. It’s a humorous disguise for what’s really an informative science book that makes it clear why you should care about reproduction in the sea and how you can unciously effect it

I consider hap and Leonard something of a guilty pleasure. The plots are fine, the friendship between the two keeps me coming back but the level of obscenity is hard to take sometimes.im talking the violence, particularly towards women, not the language.

I consider hap and Leonard something of a guilty pleasure. The plots are fine, the friendship between the two keeps me coming back but the level of obscenity is hard to take sometimes.im talking the violence, particularly towards women, not the language.

A good read. The plot was adequate, characters basically likable and the setting interesting. Will definitely try the next in the series when it comes out

Loved it, like I do all the judge dee books. The mystery’s are sufficiently twisted, with a nice almost gothic touch in this one. The characters, if you can accept that it must conform to the time and culture portrayed, are sympathetic and their is some humor

An interesting story conveying some important concepts about genetics and disease in a deeply personal way. I thought the author was incredibly honest. She didn’t try to appear noble or sugarcoat her reactions to her situation.I saw some other reviews that felt she oversimplified genetic concepts, but I felt she wrote at the appropriate level for a lay person

I read this hoping that learning more about the country during the civil war and reconstruction might help me understand current events. I think , as far as that went, I only succeeded in discovering the more things change, the more they stay the same. This is not only a really well resarched history, but also a beautifully written one. From the moving death of john Quincy Adams that starts it off, through the horri

Interesting take on the otherwise stale serial killer genre

Engrossing & we'll researched. Especially enjoyed the details about the cat

Author took a page from the moonstone and used various narrators to great effect

Exhaustively researched & very interesting, if occasionally repetitive

A sobering read, tempered by some tales of humanity

I got this as well as a biography of President Harding-might as well have skipped the stright Harding bio. all the info. was here and just so much more color and human interest
Loved it

I've read 2 of the "american presidents" series now and I am torn. There are several presidents for whom it is almost impossible to find a biography that is less than 70 years old. These seem to be a compromise, they get the impotant scholarly information, but they don't have enough detail about the presidents as men for me.