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Review of ‘The Theory of Everything Else’ by Dan Schreiber

28/11/2022 nsford 2 Comments

This book is packed full of so much weird stuff. I loved it! It’s about strange theories and the people…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Dan Schreiber, humans, humour, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘A Taste for Poison’ by Neil Bradbury

06/03/2022 nsford 3 Comments

Never before have I been so repelled and fascinated at once by a book. This one is all about poisons…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Neil Bradbury, non-fiction, reviews, science, true crime

Review of ‘Hooked: How Processed Food Became Addictive’ by Michael Moss

06/09/2021 nsford 10 Comments

Ice cream, fries, pizza, chocolate bars, potato crisps, burgers, biscuits, cereals, soft drinks… If you have access to processed food,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, health, Michael Moss, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Liquid’ by Mark Miodownik

03/07/2021 nsford Leave a comment

‘Liquids have a duality: they are neither a gas nor a solid, but something in-between. They are exciting and powerful,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Mark Miodownik, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life’ by Richard Cohen

19/05/2021 nsford 4 Comments

I like the sun. It’s very useful, when you think about it. This chunky book by Richard Cohen has pretty…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, reviews, Richard Cohen, science

Review of ‘Handmade’ by Anna Ploszajski

03/05/2021 nsford 4 Comments

This is a brilliant book where art and science collide. Materials scientist, super swimmer and trumpet player, Dr Anna Ploszajski,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anna Ploszajski, books, memoir, non-fiction, reading, reviews, science

Review of ‘Entangled Life’ by Melvin Sheldrake

28/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

I was hoping that this book would put the ‘fun’ in ‘fungi’. The subject is so fascinating but unfortunately I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Merlin Sheldrake, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’ by Cal Flyn

17/01/2021 nsford 5 Comments

This extraordinary book is compelling, lyrical, sad and yet hopeful. If you love descriptions of how plant and animal life…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Cal Flyn, non-fiction, reviews, science, travel

Review of ‘Stuff Matters’ by Mark Miodownik

07/01/2021 nsford 16 Comments

I’m always wondering what things are made of, so this is exactly my kind of book. It’s guaranteed to make…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Mark Miodownik, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Defeating the Ministers of Death’ by David Isaacs

15/06/2019 nsford 4 Comments

Vaccination has saved millions, possibly billions, of lives. This fascinating book by Professor David Isaacs, a consultant paediatrician, tells the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Isaacs, health, history, medicine, non-fiction, reviews, science

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