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What We’re Reading:
K: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, by Alan Bradley
C: The Pixar Touch by David A. Price; Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
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Tag Archives: nonfiction
I Read This On The Internet – One of a Kind
This is a really lovely story focusing specifically on the struggles a young family has in getting a diagnosis for their son with an incredibly rare genetic disorder, and more broadly on the way that social media and informed families are … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, IRTOTI, longform, NGLY1, nonfiction, rare disorders, research, science is cool
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I read this on the internet – True Crime, The New Yorker
If you haven’t heard yet, The New Yorker has given free online access to it’s content since 2007. Yay! Longform.com listed some of their favorite available articles and I read this one first: True Crime tells the story of one … Continue reading
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Tagged IRTOTI, law, longform, murder, nonfiction, true crime
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Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, by Hazel Rowley
Franklin and Eleanor, by Hazel Rowley, intrigued me with it’s premise of exploring the Roosevelt’s relationship rather than focusing on FDR’s presidency, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I really felt like I was reading a book about Eleanor Roosevelt … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged 7 mangoes, biography, book club, Book review, FDR, feminism, nonfiction, relationships
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I read this on the internet – The Mind Readers
A very interesting piece on the science of consciousness, raising the age-old and yet-to-be-solved questions: what is the difference between life and death? what is consciousness? Click on the picture below to read about the research being done for individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged consciousness, end of life, IRTOTI, longform, medicine, nonfiction, research, science is cool
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I read this on the internet – The Trouble With Shaken Baby Syndrome
Wow. What a story. I had not heard that there was some debate in the medical field regarding this diagnosis, but a important bit of information for anyone around children. It really throws all previous convictions into fairly serious doubt, … Continue reading
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Tagged child abuse, IRTOTI, law, longform, medicine, nonfiction, SBS, Seattle, wrongful conviction
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I read this on the internet – Murders at the Lake
Welcome to a new feature! One of my favorite things to do on the internet is read cool articles. I’ve posted to a couple before that I’ve found via Longform.org, one of my go-to sites for good reads. I’m going … Continue reading
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Tagged death penalty, IRTOTI, law, longform, murder, nonfiction, Texas, texas monthly, true crime, US justice system, waco
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Kitchen Confidential and No Reservations
No reservations is a staple in my small TV watching library. As K and I only have Roku and Netflix to satisfy our minimal hunger for the boob tube. I think I remember watching it as early as 2005, but … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Television
Tagged anthony bourdain, Book review, cooking, food, no reservations, nonfiction, television
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