Reviews
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Book Review: Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All by Paul A. Offit
Review by Nathan Seppa.
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What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
By viewing technology as an organism, a tech journalist projects how new devices might evolve. Viking, 2010, 336 p., $27.95.
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Escape from the Ivory Tower by Nancy Baron
A communications expert gives scientists a practical guide to making their work better understood. Island Press, 2010, 272 p., $27.50.
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Come See the Earth Turn by Lori Mortensen, illustrations by Raúl Allén
Aimed at kids age 7 to 9, this picture book shows how Léon Foucault and his pendulum demonstrated the Earth’s spin. Tricycle Press, 2010, 32 p., $17.99.
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Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
In what he calls a “natural history of innovation,” a science writer identifies patterns throughout history, mining the past for lessons in creativity. Riverhead Books, 2010, 336 p., $26.95.
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From Jars to the Stars by Todd Neff
by An engaging history recounts how the Ball Brothers Co. went from making mason jars to building the Deep Impact spacecraft. Earthview Media, 2010, 327 p., $24.95.
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The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages by Nancy Marie Brown
The story of Pope Sylvester II, who introduced Islamic math and science to the West. THE ABACUS AND THE CROSS: THE STORY OF THE POPE WHO BROUGHT THE LIGHT OF SCIENCE TO THE DARK AGES BY NANCY MARIE BROWN Basic Books, 2010, 328 p., $27.95.
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Cooking for Geeks by Jeff Potter
Learn the science behind sautéing and other cooking techniques in this combination recipe book and introduction to food chemistry. COOKING FOR GEEKS BY JEFF POTTER O’Reilly Media, 2010, 432 p., $34.99.
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Pluto by Barrie W. Jones
An astronomer explores the demoted planet and shows how it has contributed to scientists’ knowledge of the solar system. PLUTO BY BARRIE W. JONES Cambridge Univ. Press, 2010, 231 p., $35.99.
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Book Review: Shark: In Peril in the Sea by David Owen
Review by Sid Perkins.
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Death in a Small Package by Susan D. Jones
Part of the Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease series, this history of anthrax describes the bacteria’s transformation from agricultural disease to biological weapon. DEATH IN A SMALL PACKAGE BY SUSAN D. JONES Johns Hopkins Univ., 2010, 329 p., $24.95.
