ABOUT THE ZOOLOGIST’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY A wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like
Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of science fiction. The time has come to abandon our fantasies of space invaders and movie monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing.
Using his own expert understanding of life on Earth and Darwin’s theory of evolution–which applies throughout the universe–Cambridge zoologist Dr. Arik Kershenbaum explains what alien life must be like: how these creatures will move, socialize, and communicate.
Might there be an alien planet with supersonic animals? A moon where creatures have a language composed of smells? Will aliens scream with fear, act honestly, or have technology? The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy answers these questions using the latest science to tell the story of how life really works, on Earth and in space.
ABOUT THE END OF MEN “The End of Men is a fiercely intelligent page-turner, an eerily prescient novel, at once thoughtful and highly emotive.” –Paula Hawkins, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl on the Train
Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unforgettable debut from a remarkable new talent that asks: what would our world truly look like without men?
Only men carry the virus. Only women can save us all.
The year is 2025, and a mysterious virus has broken out in Scotland–a lethal illness that seems to affect only men. When Dr. Amanda MacLean reports this phenomenon, she is dismissed as hysterical. By the time her warning is heeded, it is too late. The virus becomes a global pandemic–and a political one. The victims are all men. The world becomes alien–a women’s world.
What follows is the immersive account of the women who have been left to deal with the virus’s consequences, told through first-person narratives. Dr. MacLean; Catherine, a social historian determined to document the human stories behind the “male plague”; intelligence analyst Dawn, tasked with helping the government forge a new society; and Elizabeth, one of many scientists desperately working to develop a vaccine. Through these women and others, we see the uncountable ways the absence of men has changed society, from the personal–the loss of husbands and sons–to the political–the changes in the workforce, fertility, and the meaning of family.
In The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird turns the unimaginable into the unforgettable.
Just bought - literally the day before yesterday - "The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism" by Matthew Continetti. Although I have just started reading it - I am on page 55 - and the title notwithstanding, this is a sober and well written political and intellectual history. Highly recommend it.
Thanks - we are doing great. It is the Memorial Day weekend, here, so I will get some quality family time - and we are heading out to the beach in Delaware shortly.
By the way, I still recommend George Will's "Statecraft as Soulcraft." It really changed not just some of my thinking about politics, but the way I think about politics. I read it when it came out in 1983 and I was in college. It made a huge difference.
Anyhow, thanks and wishing the best to you and your family as well. From my family to you and yours' - we luv ya!!
I bought this book when you recommended it to me, it is true that it is a great book.
Oh thank you very much for this message, know that my mother who left this site greatly appreciated you. she said you were a perfect gentleman.
I dare to join in these compliments and say that I also appreciate you very much as well as your family although I do not have the chance to know you personally.
P. S I wish you a great weekend and allow me to add my respect to the American soldiers on this weekend for Memorial Day.
Fatal Throne:The Wives of Henry viii Tell AllEach chapter is about each wife before, during, and after the marriage of the King Henry viii. So far I'm on the chapter where he's courting Jane Seymour, but the chapter with Queen Catherine of Aragon made my blood boil. So far it's a good read
Basically a dream dictionary. Helpful thing too. Glad I bought it. Like I know now that the reason why I'm naked in my dreams is because I still got secrets in the center of my rose... still. :)
I bought several used books online at the same time. They were all fantasy books by Raymond Feist and Terry Goodkind. The Feist books were books I already owned but lost.
I mostly get books from the library now. So I rarely buy books any more, and almost never buy new books. The current books from the library are a fantasy book which I haven't started yet, and two gardening books. One of those gardening books is really good and I might buy one if I find it used for a good price.
It's been a while since I've actually bought one (shutdowns killed my income stream, and I haven't been able to restore it yet), but I've been listening to quite a few Librivox recordings (public domain versions of public domain books). Just started the D'Artartangan romances.
The last one I recall buying was, "Psychedelia: 101 Iconic Underground Rock albums 1966 - 1970" by Richard Morton Jack. The previous few were books that I helped write ("R&B Indies" 2nd edition by Bob McGrath, a record pricing guide that comes out ever couple years, one about the life of Dickie Goodman by his son, Jon and one by Michael Lang on his Woodstock festival.
I'm on James Rollins book... Sigma force series... it quite exciting n can be mysterious n yet its where you don't want to put the book down regardless if it is bed time or not lol... he is awesome writer n awesome author... he knows what he's doing...www.barnesandnoble.com
Speaking of... "“The Right” argues that if conservatism is to find its way, it must once again defend the essential moderation of the American political system against these excesses.
Throughout the 20th century, conservatism accomplished this on the grandest scale, solving crises such as urban crime and inflation while playing a decisive role in defeating the Soviet Union. As American values continue to be challenged today, a conservative affirmation of those ideas remains more essential than ever."
Urban crime was solved by getting lead out of fuel, breaking inflation was at the cost of massive suffering, and the Soviet Union was just as corrupt as today's Russia, and just as fragile.
Chinese cuisine recipe book, wanted to learn cooking some Chinese meals to surprise my boyfriend when I’d go back, but seems like I still can’t go there.
I rarely read fiction, but I do collect history and geography/geology books. The last book I bought was a paperback about historical railroads in Florida.
None I got library cards on deck boi💯 The last book I read was “Made to Crave” by Lisa therkuerst I heard it was a bestseller pretty good book actually
