Biological Sciences

Review:Very good product. Bought this for my daughter at Christmas. She was 10 years old at the time and now is 11. Months later, she still enjoys doing her nails, using the designs in this book. Not sure about the quality of the polish, but that's not the point. Buy this for the instructions and ideas. Read more

Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs - Bones Would Rain from the Sky
Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs - Bones Would Rain from the Sky

Review:Suzanne Clothier gives wonderful insight to the importance of understanding our dogs and creating a respectful relationship with them. As a puppy raiser for guide dogs I have found her insight to be VERY helpful Read more

Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation

Review:This book is down to earth with accessible information. It will made me think and excited me with all the possibilities mushrooms represent. Most of all, it encouraged me to try.
My first batch of Pearl Oysters are fruiting right now on straw and rye, with Shiitaki, and Turkey Tail running through the spawn bags of wood pellets.

I have all the Paul Stamets books, which are beyond wonderful, but this book is something special. The section on at home experiments and extracts is top notch... Read more

Beyond the Doors of Perception into the Dreaming of Earth
Beyond the Doors of Perception into the Dreaming of Earth

Review:I bought this book because of the good reviews. I was disappointed. The writer is engrossed in lengthy sublime grammatical language. It was hard to grasp the mission of the book after the first two chapters.I never read so many referenced metaphors in my life. If you're new at the scientific and spiritual comprehension of plant intelligence and can get through the academic jargon and endure this method of writing - you might comprehend some of it. I couldn't help but wonder if the writer was so ... Read more

A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

Review:I love this book. It is extremely informative, revolutionizing, and thought-provoking. You will never look at the human body the same way again. After reading this incredible book, you will start to see how alien the human body really is. Read more

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

Review:I just finished reading this book and found it absolutely fascinating. I love that while the author is mainly a runner, he talks about a lot of different sports. Everything from rowing, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, skiing, track, high jump, chess, and dogsledding are covered. Really great read overall. I've recommended it to all of my friends. Read more

Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

Review:I found the book very fascinating. The possibilities with this discovery are unlimited. I found myself not wanting to put the book down. Some of the more technical aspects needed to be explained better for the average person to understand. Read more

The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss

Review:There are a number of reasons why this project had to be crowdfunded instead of supported by a legitimate publisher. It's just not very good. It's going to be interesting only to people who are already big "fans" of Terrance McKenna to the point that they're interested in a lot of minutiae about the relationship between the two brothers. Otherwise. really not interesting or well written. Read more

How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works

Review:I bought this book to gain insight. Instead I found an alchemist trying to discuss chemistry. I should have known from the title. We have/are a brain not a mind. Reading this book is painful. One of his first tasks Pnker undertakes is to criticize behavioral science. He calls it stimulus response. Behavioral science gives six causes for human behavior:
1. Genetic Endowment
2. Pre-natal chemical environment
3. Post-natal chemical environment
4. Classical conditioning(Pavlov)Read more

Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes - Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes - Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

Review:I guess I never realized how many different types of darters there were. (And minnows, etc. Essentially bait fish. Loads and loads of bait fish in this book.) This book is more for someone who is into fish identification (like bird watching, but with fish) than for fishermen. Still, it did show me some kinds of fish that I will be on the lookout for in my area. Good pictures, good maps, good descriptions. Read more

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