Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar Not since Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic have I felt so engaged by a book about driving. Not just driving, but about the least-sexy part of driving: parking. If you live (as I do) in an American city in which driving is not a luxury but a …
Category: Book Review
Apr 05
Book Review
All That Remains: A Life in Death by Sue Black This book promised all the things my ghoulish little heart desires: dead bodies + science. I was hoping I’d learn more forensic details that I might use when crafting murder mysteries. But it’s not really a how-to for writers, or even specifically about forensic anatomy. …
Apr 02
Book Review: The Icepick Surgeon
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean The only time I remember enjoying a book about science history this much was when I read Sam Kean’s other book, The Disappearing Spoon, which is full of exciting tales from the periodic table. I …
Feb 26
Book Review: Clean
Clean: The New Science of Skin by James Hamblin The author of this book is a doctor who became famous for appearing in an article in which he admitted to not showering, and when he does shower, eschewing soap. I was intrigued by the premise and not quite sure what to expect. I love pop …
Jan 24
Book Review: We Could be Heroes
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen Zoe Wong and Jamie Sorenson both have psychic powers, but Zoe uses hers to beat up bad guys in her spare time while Jamie robs banks. The catch is that neither of them have any memories from before two years earlier. When they meet up at a memory …