Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Married, mom of two, history PhD, feminist. I've been participating in Cannonball Read since CBR4. I love to read, and writing reviews keeps me from reading without thinking. I feel like I owe it to the authors who entertain me to savor their creations. It's like slowing down and enjoying a delicious meal instead of bolting your food. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ElCicco's Quick Questions interview.)

ElCicco's Reviews:

A graphic history of the philosophy of science

Heretics! The Wondrous (and Dangerous) Beginnings of Modern Philosophy by Steven Nadler, Ben Nadler

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CBR14bingo star (the philosopher/scientists dealt with, among other things, astronomy) This graphic history of 17th century philosophical and scientific thought was written by Philosophy Professor (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison) Steven Nadler and drawn by his brother artist Ben Nadler. Using clever drawings and simple explanations, the Nadlers explain one of the most important centuries for scientific thought — the 17th century. If you ever took a Metaphysics course in college, you will recognize the names and ideas, and I wish I had had a book like […]

This Is My Childhood

This Is Paris by Miroslav Sasek

This Is London by Miroslav Sasek

This Is Rome by Miroslav Sasek

This Is Venice by Miroslav Sasek

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Cbr14bingo Series As mentioned in my previous review, I have been a Miroslav Sasek fan since childhood, and I think my own interest in language, history and travel can be traced back to the books in his This Is series — a collection of travelogues for children with delightful drawings and fascinating information. Sasek covers the sublime and mundane with a view to what might most interest a child, and in doing so he made the world, in all its diversity, seem an exciting place […]

This artist made me want to see the world

The Illustrators: Miroslav Sasek by Martin Salisbury

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Cbr14bingo Minds I think this review fits the category since the book explores the life and work of artist Miroslav Sasek. It is the story of a creative mind. When I was little, my parents kept our books in a cupboard right outside my bedroom. I used to sneak out after bedtime, grab some books and bring them back into my room to read. Among those books were several of Miroslav Sasek’s “This Is …” travel books for children. I loved them and still have […]

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Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks by Dave Kyu and Ilyssa Kyu

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Cbr14bingo Verse — because many of the selections in this tome are poems, and because our National Parks seem to be a ‘verse unto themselves.                       Full disclosure — I have never visited any of the parks featured in this book and I do not camp. I have zero interest in camping or even glamping. When I go on vacation, I want to stay someplace more comfortable than my own house, and I am not […]

“Underneath all the laughs and the gags, it was always about one thing: survival.”

Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton

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Cbr14bingo Funky (I mean, look at photos of this glorious, gorgeous lady. FUNKY!) If you follow Humans of New York on social media, you probably already have some familiarity with Tanqueray/Stephanie Johnson. HONY creator Brandon Stanton featured her on his site a few years ago, and a star was re-born. Given her fascinating life story, flamboyant style, and colorful storytelling, as well as the great popularity of her story on HONY, Stanton felt strongly that he should get Stephanie the book deal she always knew […]

Vitality and Mortality

The Everlasting: A Novel by Katy Simpson Smith

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Cbr14bingo Rec’d The description of this novel was irresistible for me — historical fiction that spans four very different time periods, linked by their location (Rome) and an object in common. It reminded me of Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book, which I read and loved a long time ago. This novel is extraordinarily clever and well written but for some reason, most likely related to my own mental state these days, I had a hard time getting into it and I’m pretty sure I […]



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