The Thirteen: A Novel by Susie Molone y I got this book as a free promo at World Fantasy, and it survived the brutal “I don’t want to check my bag” purging at the end of the convention. Alas, I misplaced it and thought I’d left it on the plane, and by that time I …
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Nov 07
Book Review: Stop Walking on Eggshells
Stop walking on eggshells : coping when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder by Paul T. Mason I’d heard this book recommended on various blogs and found the concept fascinating. How do you deal with people who are incapable of acting in an emotionally mature manner? At first, I wasn’t sure if “Borderline …
Oct 16
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 …
Sep 27
Book Review: The Gift of Fear
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker I liked this book so much that I’m going to buy a copy of it and make my favorite girls read it. In fact, I may read it a second time, just to glean some more information out of it. …
Jul 12
Book Review: And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts This book has just about everything I like in a non-fiction. It’s got science, medicine, high stakes, historical significance, and modern relevance. Trying to figure out why it wasn’t more compelling to me, I had to look no further than the …