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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time by John Kelly

August 24, 2025 by Pooja 3 Comments

CBR17 Bingo: Rec’d – I picked up this book after a recommendation by the true crime podcast Last Podcast on the Left, which used this book as a source for its series on the Black Death. The impact of the Black Death upon medieval Europe was astounding in its scale, but the effects it had on an individual level can get buried under the sheer number of the dead. In this book, author Kelly skillfully excavates them. The Black Death is one of those things […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, cbr17bingo, disease, europe, John Kelly, medicine, Middle Ages, non fiction, science

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, cbr17bingo, disease, europe, John Kelly, medicine, Middle Ages, non fiction, science ·
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Among the Stars

The Georgian Star by Michael D. Lemonick

August 11, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR17 Bingo: migrant. William Herschel, the main focus of this book, was born and raised in Germany but eventually migrated to England due to military commitments. He settled in England, where his migration was most beneficial as he turned to astronomy and discovered great things in the name of the King. I’m not a big science guy but astronomy has always been a curiosity of mine. What I know about it could fit in a thimble — and this book probably […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: astronomy, Caroline Herschel, cbr17bingo, infrared light, Michael D. Lemonick, Migrant, science, The Georgian Star, Uranus, William Herschel

Jake's CBR17 Review No:38 · Genres: History · Tags: astronomy, Caroline Herschel, cbr17bingo, infrared light, Michael D. Lemonick, Migrant, science, The Georgian Star, Uranus, William Herschel ·
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A Journey to the Center of Life

Gen: Perjalanan Menuju Pusat Kehidupan by Siddharta Mukherjee; Damaring Tyas W Palar

July 17, 2025 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Another (daft) reading challenge! A few years back I took the best part of 8 months to read through an Indonesian translation of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer  (Kanker Biografi Suatu Penyakit.) I wasn’t sure if I was going to continue with the rest of the translations of Mukherjee’s books. But Google Play was nothing but persistent.  So there we have it; it was a little less laborious this time, but I have managed to make my way though the translation […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, biotechnology, cbr17bingo, dumb stunts, eugenics, G., Gene, Genetics, science, Siddharta Mukherjee; Damaring Tyas W Palar, translation

LittlePlat's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, biotechnology, cbr17bingo, dumb stunts, eugenics, G., Gene, Genetics, science, Siddharta Mukherjee; Damaring Tyas W Palar, translation ·
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Not the kind of in-depth I was looking for

Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh

July 12, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Not in Love (Ali Hazelwood) *** Rue Siebert is a scientist who loves her work. She spends her days at a tech company trying to improve the shelf life of perishables; as a child who dealt with a lot of food insecurity, it is personally important to her. It also provides her with financial stability and her best friend works there too. But then a hostile takeover occurs, and Rue is very surprised to see the man leading the takeover is Eli Killgore – the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, Clare Mackintosh, England, Ffion Morgan, Inspector Morgan Series, Romance, science, wales

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, Clare Mackintosh, England, Ffion Morgan, Inspector Morgan Series, Romance, science, wales ·
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Pigments, Paint, and People

What is Color? The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art by Steven Weinberg

June 16, 2025 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

I signed up for my core science requirement in my sophomore year of undergrad. I heard from my advisor and my classmates that the color science course was a good one for theatre majors, fun and easy. Then, on the first day of class, the professor thoroughly destroyed both of those rumors. I dropped it immediately, forgot about my science requirement entirely, and ended up fulfilling it with an 8 AM astronomy course the summer AFTER I should have graduated (I got a C on […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, art, Children's Books, Color, color theory, non fiction, science, STEAM, steven weinberg

cosbrarian's CBR17 Review No:38 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, art, Children's Books, Color, color theory, non fiction, science, STEAM, steven weinberg ·
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Surprisingly Dull Bones

The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist by Mary Manhein

June 15, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

When I was young, one of my dreamed-of professions was to be an archeologist. I have no propensity for science nor any patience, so needless to say that dream went unfulfilled. But I have remained fascinated by the subject, from digs to dinosaurs to graves. This interest led me to pick up The Bone Lady by Mary Manhein, a surprisingly dull book about her work as a forensic anthropologist. Manhein runs a lab in Louisiana and was given the nickname “The Bone Lady” by colleagues. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anthropology, forensics, Mary Manhein, science

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anthropology, forensics, Mary Manhein, science ·
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