Reviews
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Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone by Lucas John Mix
How the search for extraterrestrial life helps us understand Earth. Harvard Univ., 2009, 344 p., $29.95. Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone by Lucas John Mix
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Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth by Emily Mendenhall, ed.
Short stories for youngsters reveal worldwide public health problems. Univ. of New Mexico, 2009, 238 p., $21.95. GLOBAL HEALTH NARRATIVES: A READER FOR YOUTH BY EMILY MENDENHALL, ED.
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Standards and Their Stories: How Quantifying, Classifying, and Formalizing Practices Shape Everyday Life by Martha Lampland and Susan Leigh Star, eds.
Standards are a fact of life, from cradle to coffin size. Cornell Univ., 2009, 244 p., $22.95. Standards and Their Stories: How Quantifying, Classifying, and Formalizing Practices Shape Everyday Life by Martha Lampland and Susan Leigh Star, eds.
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The Empathy Gap: Building Bridges to the Good Life and the Good Society by J.D. Trout
This book argues that empathy and rationality are key to good personal and political decisions. Viking, 2009, 320 p., $25.95. THE EMPATHY GAP: BUILDING BRIDGES TO THE GOOD LIFE AND THE GOOD SOCIETY BY J.D. TROUT
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Before Sudoku: The World of Magic Squares by Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
Fascination with sudoku puzzles is not new. Oxford Univ., 2009, 239 p., $14.95. Before Sudoku: The World of Magic Squares by Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
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Haywired: Pointless (Yet Awesome) Projects for the Electronically Inclined by Mike Rigsby
Make a smiling picture frame, a talking alarm, a no-battery electric car and more with this how-to guide for hobbyists. Chicago Review, 2009, 187 p., $16.95 Haywired: Pointless (Yet Awesome) Projects for the Electronically Inclined by Mike Rigsby
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A Primer for Mathematics Competitions by Alexander Zawaira and Gavin Hitchcock
A guide to acquiring the mental equipment and problem-solving agility needed to become a successful mathlete. Oxford Univ., 2009, 344 p., $45. A Primer for Mathematics Competitions by Alexander Zawaira and Gavin Hitchcock
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The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider by Don Lincoln
A Fermilab scientist conveys the excitement surrounding the LHC. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2009, 172 p., $25 The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider by Don Lincoln
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The Age of Anxiety: A History of America’s Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers by Andrea Tone
The story of America’s shift to synthetic solutions for personal angst. Basic Books, 2009, 298 p., $26.95
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Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic by Frederick Grinnell
A scientist attempts to demystify the scientific method. Oxford Univ., 2009, 230 p., $27.95 Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic by Frederick Grinnell
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