Category Archives: non-fiction

Review: Why Can’t Elephants Jump? And 113 Other Tantalizing Science Questions Answered

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Audrey

Published by Pegasus Books Released November 8, 2011 240 pages Where I got it: Review copy received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: 3 stars Why Can’t Elephants Jump contains questions and answers submitted by readers of New Scientist magazine. Each submission … Continue reading →

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Review: The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Audrey

Published by Riverhead Books Released May 12, 2011 288 pages Where I got it: Public library Rating: 5 stars Have you ever called somebody a psychopath? Did you only think that psychopaths are deranged murderers? Do you enjoy taking a look … Continue reading →

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5 Days Until Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Audrey

Not everybody is interested in the cute aspects of Halloween. For many, the best part about this holiday is the creep factor, and they revel in the ability to be scary. For these people, Tom Nardone has written Extreme Halloween: … Continue reading →

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25 Days Until Halloween

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Audrey

I love books that include Halloween recipes and other types of Halloween activities and trivia. Halloween: Customs, Recipes, & Spells by Silver Ravenwolf (Llewellyn, 1999) is one such tome. I actually have two copies of it: my dad gave it … Continue reading →

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Farm Share Time

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Audrey

I’m now entering into my second season as the proud owner of a farm share. The idea of a farm share is that you pay up front a certain amount, which then entitles you to part of the harvest each … Continue reading →