Wednesday, June 24, 2009

About Books, June 27, 2009

Christopher Potter seeks the answers to the mysteries of the universe in "You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe." Among other things, he writes about the development of measurement, motion, the beginning of science, science and religion, light and creation. Along the way you will meet many scientists including the greats like Galileo, Newton and Einstein. This is the perfect book for the non-scientist who would like to understand what the universe is, what it is made of, where it came from and what it might become.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

About Books, June 20, 2009

Jeffrey Zaslow, a Wall Street Journal columnist, explores female relationships in "The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship." Zaslow had written a column about female friendships and received an email from one of the Ames girls describing a life long friendship among eleven women. Intrigued, Zaslow received permission from all eleven to tell their story. He captures their joys and challenges in this unique biography of friendship.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

About Books, June 13, 2009

Marie Brenner's "Apples and Oranges: My Brother and Me, Lost and Found" is an unusual memoir about sibling rivalry and family history. It helps that Brenner's family has an amazing cast of characters including a Jewish grandfather who emigrated to Mexico and adopted "Don" as his title, an aunt who consorted with the likes of Freda Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and her brother, who grew apples in Washington state. Marie's struggle to understand her family and, above all, her conservative brother makes for very good reading.

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