BOOK REVIEWBeyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constantsby James Vincent 2022 About the AuthorJames Vincent is a senior editor for the Verge, the Vox Media site devoted to technology and society. He has also written for the London Review of Books, Financial Times, and Wired. About the Book"Vivid, epic, and … Continue reading Beyond Measure
Tasting History
BOOK REVIEWTasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipesby Max Miller and Ann Volkwein 2023 About the AuthorMax Miller is the creator and host of the viral digital series Tasting History with Max Miller on YouTube. Max’s channel has been covered in outlets like America’s Test Kitchen, ABC’s Localish, Chowhound, Foodsided, GLAAD, KTLA … Continue reading Tasting History
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Poverty, by America
BOOK REVIEWPoverty, by Americaby Matthew Desmond 2023 About the AuthorMatthew Desmond is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and the founding director of the Eviction Lab. His last book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/John Kenneth … Continue reading Poverty, by America
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The Core of an Onion
BOOK REVIEWThe Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food―Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipesby Mark Kurlansky 2023 About the AuthorMark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Milk!, Havana, Paper, The Big Oyster, 1968, Salt, The Basque History of the World, Cod, and Salmon, among other titles.He has received the Dayton … Continue reading The Core of an Onion
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Here’s the Deal
BOOK REVIEWHere's the Deal: A Memoirby Kellyanne Conway 2022 About the AuthorKellyanne Conway served as senior counselor in President Trump’s White House. She was the founder of the polling company, inc./WomenTrend, a business she had for twenty-one years, and now runs KAConsulting LLC. Kellyanne served as the campaign manager to the Trump-Pence presidential campaign, becoming … Continue reading Here’s the Deal
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Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain
BOOK REVIEWConscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mindby Stephen Grossberg 2023 About the AuthorFor the past 50 years, since his foundational articles appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 1967-1980, Stephen Grossberg has been internationally recognized as the most important pioneer and current research leader who introduces and … Continue reading Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain
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Byzantium Unbound
BOOK REVIEWByzantium Unbound by Anthony Kaldellis 2019 About the AuthorAnthony Kaldellis (Professor and Chair of Classics at the Ohio State University) has published many books on various aspects of Byzantine history, culture, and literature. About the BookFor a civilization that preserved its existence and integrity against overwhelming odds and contributed in captivating ways to the … Continue reading Byzantium Unbound
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