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Scientific history gets debunked in this delightful read, When the Earth Was Flat, though a few of Graeme Donald’s claims sound more opinionated than fact-based. Continue reading
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Film Review: “Behind the Curve” by Daniel J. Clark (2018)
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So who’s that one Flat-Earther in your life? Come on. You know who I’m talking about: that cousin who’s also into biblical numerology; that sister absolutely convinced that 9-11 was inside job; that deacon who actually let the words “lizard … Continue reading
The Martian by Andy Weir (2011)
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Even if you’ve seen the movie, Andy Weir’s The Martian (2011) is well worth a read — A Christian review. Continue reading
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer (2015)
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The Young Readers Edition of the New York Times Bestseller: A true story of survival against the odds When I saw this book in a thrift store in Utah, it immediately drew me in, and for two main reasons. First, … Continue reading
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan (2017)
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I don’t know how the Pulitzer Prize thing works, but this book by Dan Egan was a finalist in 2017. He should have won. A habit of mine is to try and read “geographically” when I travel, books about the … Continue reading
Hawking by Jim Ottaviani (2019)
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Written by Jim Ottaviani; Art by Leland Myrick; Coloring by Aaron Polk As I continue to peruse both the children’s section and the adult section of graphic novels and comics at our local library, I’m checking out pretty much anything … Continue reading
The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure by Buddy Davis (1998)
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A Real-life Journey through the Frozen Past: With Mike Liston and John Whitmore I love a good adventure story, particularly when it’s true. If it comes from a Christian perspective, well all the better. Before picking up this book from … Continue reading
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The Last Giant of Beringia by Dan O’Neill (2004)
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The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge It might be the 90-degree weather outside, but something drew me to this book this week and the frozen tundra of western Alaska in which it’s set. Normally I want to wait until … Continue reading
The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams (1977)
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It’s been a few years since I read Watership Down by Richard Adams, but recently had a hankering for another epic adventure in the style of that bunnies’ tale. This story about two dogs and a fox on the run … Continue reading
Shackleton: Arctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi (2014)
If you’ve read much of my stuff before, you know that I have a soft spot in my heart for Earnest Shackleton and his crew’s experience aboard—and ultimately offboard—his Antarctic ship The Endurance way back in 1914-1916. I’ve gushed over … Continue reading