I second The Great Influenza. I leaned more about the history of medical science in that book than I had learned with my master's degree in the science of nursing.
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I second The Great Influenza. I leaned more about the history of medical science in that book than I had learned with my master's degree in the science of nursing.
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It definitely gave me some insights into the history of what is today called "alternative medicine" and the anti-science movements as they've played out in the US (and some insights why so much of the US is rather anti-science, even today). It was interesting to learn that the US was a relatively late adopted of the germ theory of disease.
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JK, I love this whole thread. I'm a little maxed out on books ATM (got a bunch on queer and trans identity and history at the library today just because) but I'm planning to read everything here as soon as I clear stuff out.
Except the octopides. I'm scared of the ocean. ;(
Swinging back around in case anyone else is taking notes on the recs in this thread...
I started reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson's new book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, today. It skipped ahead of the books in the thread because it came from the express shelf, which led to this exchange when I got it:
Mom: Are you in a hurry?
Me: I guess so, it's a 7-day book.
Anyway, I've only gotten a few pages in but I'm LOVING it. Did you know that quarks are divided into six subspecies (a fellow nerd tells me they're called "flavors") called up/down, top/bottom, and strange/charmed? Because that just delights me.
I started reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson's new book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, today. It skipped ahead of the books in the thread because it came from the express shelf, which led to this exchange when I got it:
Mom: Are you in a hurry?
Me: I guess so, it's a 7-day book.
Anyway, I've only gotten a few pages in but I'm LOVING it. Did you know that quarks are divided into six subspecies (a fellow nerd tells me they're called "flavors") called up/down, top/bottom, and strange/charmed? Because that just delights me.
+1 on The Boys in the Boat rec, and I love that's it popped up in this thread twice. I've coached collegiate rowing the last six years, and there aren't many books that do the sport justice. Brown's novel gives genuine insight into the sport on top of being a terrific story, and is a powerful read for both those new to rowing and those deeply involved.
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