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Book Review: Coders by Clive Thompson
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Book Review: Coders by Clive Thompson

Man of la BookJune 4, 2024

I did enjoy the book though, I didn’t learn as much. Tech culture is fascinating from the inside and even more fascinating reading an outsider’s view of it

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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2023

American Prometheus is an exceptional biography which manages to weave politics, science, and humanity into an engaging story which changed the world we live in

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Book Review: Through the Wilderness by Brad Orsted
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Book Review: Through the Wilderness by Brad Orsted

Man of la BookJune 27, 2023

A a non-fiction book, documenting the struggles the author had after the death of his infant daughter. Mr. Orsted is an award-winning wildlife photographer

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Audiobook Review: Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
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Audiobook Review: Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2022

Ms. Roach focuses on what it’s like to be in space – hungry, tired, smelly, sleep deprived, sex deprived, and asks questions like how do astronauts poop?

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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Jay Gould
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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Jay Gould

Man of la BookSeptember 10, 2021

Stephen Jay Gould (10 September, 1941 – 20 May, 2002) was a paleontologist who wrote science books for both scientists as well as the general public.

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Cosmic Queries by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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Book Review: Cosmic Queries by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and James Trefil

Man of la BookMay 10, 2021

By no means, is this book a comprehensive look at all these subjects. there are short summaries of fascinating topics, which hopefully will create a spark.

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Book Review: Moon Rush: The New Space Race by Leonard David
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Book Review: Moon Rush: The New Space Race by Leonard David

Man of la BookJune 3, 2019

Moon Rush: The New Space Race is about the history of man getting to the moon and suggests a path forward to the satellite which we have already abandoned.

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Book Review: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick
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Book Review: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick

Man of la BookMay 16, 2019

A non-fiction book for the information age, talking about how people send information (and misinformation) from tum-tums in Africa, to Ada Lovelace-Alan turning

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Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
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Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Man of la BookMarch 7, 2011

The path we find ourselves going along with Mr. Foer on his journey is delightful, inventing and funny, the people he meets are interesting and quirky.

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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk
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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk

Man of la BookNovember 3, 2010

Jay Kirk has done the impossible, Kingdom Under Glass is a book about a taxidermist not only interesting, but entertaining as well. A job well done.

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