Catherine Cheek

Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.

Most commented posts

  1. “Emily’s Fifth Birthday” and “Alternative Medicine” — 16 comments
  2. Seeing Things, Part 1: The Big Idea — 10 comments
  3. Seeing Things, Part 8: First cover mockups — 10 comments
  4. Seeing Things, Part 11: paper books and cover design fallout — 9 comments
  5. First Stained Glass Panel — 8 comments

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Book Review: A Damsel in Distress

A Damsel In Distress by P.G. Wodehouse I only picked this up because I wanted a free book on my kindle and Wodehouse is much less objectionable than most “classic” novels, which I generally find tedious. I’m glad I did. A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS was even more charming and delightful than my memory of the …

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Book Review: Is He Lying to You?

Is He Lying to You?: An Ex-CIA Polygraph Examiner Reveals What Men Don’t Want You to Know by Dan Crum The book I wanted wasn’t available at the library, so I grabbed this because it was in the same section. I’ve read more than one book on reading body language, but this one purported to …

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Book Review: The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman I got this as an audiobook, based on the fact that it falls within my usual taste for non fiction and because it’s been referred to by many other books. In many ways, this is a classic book that inspired many people to think more seriously …

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Book Review: What every BODY is saying

What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro This book is yet another book on how to read body language that purports to teach you how to read people by reading their bodies. Like all of these books, I find it more of a refresher course on stuff …

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