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January 11, 2022

REVIEW: Explorers of Deep Time by Roy Plotnick

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / biology / botany / discovery / geology / non-fiction / paleontology / research / science / Scientist / student / teachers9 Comments

Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are ... more >

September 14, 2021

REVIEW: Fuzz by Mary Roach

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / biology / Ethics / law-enforcement / nature / nature writing / non-fiction / outdoors / science / scientific research / Scientist3 Comments

Join “America’s funniest science writer” (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law ... more >

August 2, 2016

Tuesday News: Book covers, science of the female orgasm, and Chevalier d’Eon

JanetPublishing Newsbiology / book-covers / female orgasm / France / gender / History / Penguin Classics4 Comments

The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover – An interview with Penguin Classics’ Creative Director Paul Buckley, in which he discusses different aspects of the cover design process. I’ve always loved the Penguin Classic covers, and Buckley notes that the challenge with those books is to refigure a book ... more >

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