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September 11, 2023

REVIEW: To Infinity and Beyond by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsastronomy / non-fiction / POC author / science / space2 Comments

Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrated narrative by the world’s most celebrated astrophysicist explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space with authority and humor. No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and ... more >

August 18, 2023

REVIEW: The Road to Gondwana: In Search of the Lost Supercontinent by Bill Morris

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrica / Antarctica / Australia / fossils / geology / History / India / New Zealand / non-fiction / paleontology / science / South America2 Comments

This is the story of a journey. Actually, it’s a story of many journeys, of paths woven through the fabric of Earth’s history, and of human history, all of which lead to one semi-mythical, and yet completely real place — the lost supercontinent Gondwana. An immersive and fascinating journey into ... more >

April 21, 2023

REVIEW: The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / Misogyny / mothers and daughters / science / sisters / widow4 Comments

Teenage sisters Eve and Vera never imagined their summer vacation would be spent in the Arctic, tagging along on their mother’s scientific expedition. But there’s a lot about their lives lately that hasn’t been going as planned, and truth be told, their single mother might not be so happy either. ... more >

April 18, 2023

REVIEW: A Bulletproof Ground Sloth by Pat Spain

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbiology / Brazil / investigation / non-fiction / science / travel / tv show / wildlife5 Comments

“This is the scene everyone will remember,” is how the director described the bullet-ant ceremony moments before Pat Spain took his place in the line of initiates. If online views, memes, family parties, and talk-show mentions are the measure, he wasn’t wrong. The Tucandeira ceremony of the Sateré-Mawé is known ... more >

March 31, 2023

REVIEW: Where We Meet the World – The Story of the Senses by Ashley Ward

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The thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the world Our senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible ... more >

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December 20, 2022

Jayne’s Total Mashup Book List

JayneA Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Readsbiology / Cancer / cartoons / cats / childhood friends / children's book / ghoul / horror / non-fiction / novella / paleontology / picture books / POC / POC author / science2 Comments

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200,000 Snakes On the Hunt in Manitoba: or, How I Found a New Beginning at the Bottom of a Giant Pit of Snakes by Pat Spain Pat Spain was living the life he had always dreamed of. He had just finished filming his first National Geographic TV series Beast Hunter, ... more >

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