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Release date: 2017-05-02 $13.99

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1. You’ll learn something totally new ... and enjoy it! - This book is written engagingly well and you will have learned at least new factoids after finishing the book. The concepts can get complex and a little challenging - perfect if you’re looking to learn something new. It’s a really thoughtful piece with scientific terminology and the implications of recent findings about the brain. Look the words up, take notes, and enjoy with a cup of (tea).
2020-01-06

Release date: 2010-02-02 $14.99

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1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Enlightening, fascinating, riveting. Thank you for telling this story this time. One of the best “the more you know” book I’ve read thus far. It really showcase why minorities/AA/Black and Brown People continue to distrust the healthcare system, it has never really been fair to us
2022-03-31

2. Fascinating book - I don’t normally choose non-fiction, but this book caught my attention. Rebecca Skloot hooks you with an introduction to Henrietta, her family and an intense lesson in biology. Henrietta and Deborah’s family history kept my attention. In addition, I learned an awful lot about tissue, cell lines and the blurred lines between rights to our body and the enormous benefits of scientific research. My heart goes out to Henrietta’s family - especially for Deborah’s awareness of all the good that HeLa cells have done and her commitment to ensuring public awareness of her mother’s contributions. Well done to Rebecca for telling a story that desperately needed telling.
2018-03-23

3. Very Educational! - Henrietta contributed so much to science with her cancerous cells! It’s amazing to know that they are still being used today! What I enjoyed is the education of science by learning about cell culture in this book, the education of informed consent, the education of Black people and experiments in America’s medical history. I loved how the book also discusses Henrietta’s Family and her family history. I wish she knew how much she helped medical science so much! Very great book!
2017-11-19

4. Wonderful read!! - I became aware of this book when Oprah appeared on "The Talk" days ago. I downloaded it yesterday and read it beginning to end in barely hours! I couldn't put it down!! Can hardly wait to watch the movie adaptation Saturday evening! Very intriguing, informative, and thought-provoking!
2017-04-20

5. Must Read - I was completely moved every time I turned the page of this book. This is a must read story. Rebecca Skloot did a tremendous job portraying all aspects of the story. She was able to describe her journey to gather all the information, Henrietta’s life story, Henrietta’s family, and the science involved. This also conveyed many questions and theories after every single chapter. This broadened a mystery which tests human ethics and morals. With so much happening, Skloot dissected even the smallest events in order to give her audience a deciding factor of what to make about the book. There is no wonder, this novel received so many accolades. The science of this book is very interesting. Skloot was able to describe and define every detail in order to give her audience the best understanding about medical terms. The tone of this story allowed me to be alongside Skloot in her journey about the mystery of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks’s cells. I highly recommend this book for its roller coaster round of events and emotions.
2015-12-16

6. Awesome Book - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an interesting book, the author, Rebecca Skloot does a magnificent job in writing this book. She puts a lot of effort in writing this book as well, from first hearing about the life and significance of Henrietta Lacks when she was up until a couple years ago. Skloot does incredibly awesome in blending science in the book. She is very clear and precise when she explains what mitosis is, and the functions of cells, HeLa cells in particular. Then she explains how the Lacks family went through struggles and tribulations because of the cells that belonged to their beloved wife, and mother. Reading this book helped me improve on showing empathy towards other people, if you are interested in biology and medicine, this is definitely the book for you. This book teaches many important lessons that can be used in our world today, from life in poverty, to racism, the dark history of American medical research, this book has it all.
2015-12-15

7. The Imomortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks - I read this book for my college reading class and I found it to be one of the most interesting books I have ever read. From start to finish Rebecca Skloot does a magnificent job captivating and disecting the true story of a black woman who recieved medical care at Johns Hopkins in the fifties. Henrietta, the patient, unknowingly, had her cells taken from her for science experiments. Although her cells did revoloutinize medicine, it also questions the ethics of medicine. Skloot also takes a look on the family of Henrietta. They did not recieve anyh benefit from the millions probably made off of her cells, even though they were dirt poor. The format was easy to follow and very informational. Skloot did a fantastic job at capturing, what i believe to be, the truth. i learned so much about cell culture, law, medicine, and history all in one excellent book.
2015-12-14

8. Good Read - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was not just a normal book. It did much more than tell a story. Of course it did include a story about a woman who contributed to a drastic part of the medical industry, but it was so much more than that. This book brings up moral and ethical issues that allow you to form a standpoint in which you believe. Is it correct to take a part of someone’s DNA without permission? Is our own body really even our own? Does it belong to only us? Should the woman who had her DNA taken away from her without consent, that shortly died after, have her family provided with health insurance so they can go see a doctor at least? Is it right that corporations are making millions but her family can’t even get health insurance? This book raises so many questions. The downside is a lot of biology and medical talk, but otherwise this is a great book.
2015-12-14

9. the immortal life of Henrietta Lacks - I very much enjoyed this book. It is great for anyone who likes science and medical terminology. Skloot does a good job at keeping the reader interested in the book. It is a very educational and eye opening book. It shows you how the medical field was not very professional back in the day. As well, it shows how the medical field works with taking out tissue and who is in control of our body parts after they are taken out. It gives us a look at the research behind medicine and vaccines that you usually don't think about. The story is a compelling mix between medicine and the family behind a lady who changed the world of medicine. It shows the economic side of medicine. The book sometimes makes you angry for reasons that are acceptable. It has an emotional appeal to the reader. Overall, great book for anyone in college and above.
2015-12-14

10. Great Read - This book is a means he keeps you guessing every chapter and throws a curveball almost every minute. The whole entire time you're reading your trying to guess what happens next but we think happens turns out to be the complete opposite. The book is a great and brings up a lot of very interesting questions about medical ethics.
2015-12-12

11. HeLa - Fascinating, unnerving...a scientific book masquerading as a story of one family's tragic existence and their struggle for justice. It raises some mind blowing questions and gives you plenty of information for you to come up with your own answers. While the book jumped around and was a bit wordy, I still HAD to finish it, entranced by the magnitude of HeLa.
2015-11-02

12. Amazing! - This book was absolutely amazing!!! Very enlightening, at the at of I my self found out that I had contracted, although I don't have the cancerous strain or warts to prove my diagnose, I still had no clue what exactly HPV is! This book not only informed me but introduced me to a beautiful black woman who lost her life to a terrible strain of HPV and who died not knowing that her pain and suffering wouldn't be in vain. Thank you so much for taking the time to carefully write this book and getting detailed facts!! It's so much more that I would like to say but I'll just end off by simply saying thank you.
2015-04-05

13. The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks is heartfelt - This is not a book that is only about scientific research and the contributions of HeLa to Medicine. It is a heartfelt book that tells the story of Henrietta's family and their difficulties with their mother's cells. I think it's na amazing book that tells a story about a family, science, love, hate, struggles and most importantly...social justice.
2014-11-15

14. Well worth the read - I found the story to be incredibly interesting and compelling. The writing style wasn't my favorite but that is easily overlooked considering the subject matter. Even if you don't come from a science background it's still easy to understand since its not highly technical; it's not about the science so much as the stories behind it. I've recommended it to a few people who also greatly enjoyed it!
2013-08-08

15. Wow how far we've come and how far we still have to go - Amazing book! The course of this book includes the course of my lifespan. I have worked in hospital labs for yrs. I knew about cell culture but not about HeLa. This book makes me proud and ashamed at the same time. I've always believed that we've come so far in our society; in equality; in ways this book shows that we have but we had to fight every step of the way and we have far to go. Thank you Rebecca and Deborah for a book that makes you think far beyond the topic.
2013-04-09

16. Must read! - This is a very well written book on a subject I knew nothing about until now. Rebecca Skloot's method of showing you Henrietta's story is very effective and her nonjudgmental tone throughout her storytelling really draws you into the story. This fact based books brings up so many moral issues that when I was done reading the book I wasn't sure what side I was on. Rebecca's relationship with Henrietta's family is what is truly touching and you as the reader can see how Rebecca's quest to find out about the woman responsible for the infamous and invaluable HeLa cells not only heals the family Henrietta left behind but allows the world to know Henrietta's story. This book should be required reading in high school, whether Biology, English, or History class, this book touches on all these subjects and every American should be more aware of the woman who helped cure polio, helped to develop cancer meds, and helped scientists figure out DNA. Excellent book.
2013-02-28

17. Eye-opening - This is an amazing read that will have you by turns laughing, crying, infuriated, and thoughtful. The story of Henrietta Lacks is an incredibly emotional journey that leads to questions about the morality and ethics of modern science and makes the reader think about how far one can go in the name of science. An excellent book that I would recommend to everyone.
2013-02-03

18. Truly a page turner! - From the very beginning this book had me interested in what was to come. It was such a touching story and it really made me feel so angry that medicine was so corrupt in the past. I just couldn't believe how people were treated. I felt like I began to really know the characters in this book as the story unfolded. I couldn't stop taking about this book!
2013-01-06

19. Dragged on far too long - Rebecca Skloot's book sheds light on racial and bioethical issues that fill a needed spot in the rather bleak wasteland of contemporary writing, and nicely combines a historical perspective and journalistic rhythm to produce a mixture of scientific and moral commentary. The prose however, are bland, and the plot runs itself into circles as Skloot obviously runs out of things to say at the halfway point. In short, read the first pages, and no more, because the ensuing pages really make no progression at all.
2013-01-05

20. Unbelievable but true - Born in Baltimore in I know a lot about what transpired there racially,environmentally, medically, and since % of my maternal family worked at Bethlehem Steel and lived in Sparrows Point and Dundalk I know a lot about that as well. I am a Medical Technologist and my husband graduated from Johns Hopkins though not in medicine, and I know first hand much that transpired medically in this time frame was not intended to be harmful but beneficial to all. Morally for some, issues might arise, however when we of the generation involved, know how medicine has evolved, how else could all that medical research has provided been obtained. And yes, perhaps in this particular instance it involved Negros, Coloreds, African Americans, Blacks. But I do know that many races, economic levels, incarcerated persons, mentally and physically impaired were also used without permission in many instances. HIPPA has provided some privacy where needed and indicated ; but for those who wish to leave a legacy that might save, or enhance lives I feel that if told prior to signing any permission that this might be the case they will comply with few exceptions. Just like Deborah thought! Since I personally lost a grandfather, three uncles, an aunt, from cancer, contacted from their many dedicated years of employment at Bethlehem Steel, and living in environmentally unsafe Sparrows Point and Dundalk I think Henrietta Lacks made a difference in many medical areas and especially this one. Never too late is my opinion! When I share with my children and grandchildren the injustices served by colored people in my youth they are flabbergasted . When I tell them that the five years I lived in Virginia - that colored people stepped into the street if they came upon us on a sidewalk till we passed, that they were not allowed in the movie theatre, that they could not have a coke at the drugstore counter, that any purchase from a restaurant was done from a window dedicated colored only, and there were NO bathroom facilities for them. I even recall when our schools were integrated in the 's they had designated water fountains and bathroom facilities. I know cause I was there. We created many many injustices to them, medicine was a minor issue comparatively.
2012-08-30

21. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - I began reading this book as a challenge with my daughter, who is an upcoming freshman at East Carolina University. It was assigned for the freshman summer reading. When we were at orientation I read a synopsis about it and thought I would love to read that. Great book a very good look at how color and race really doesn't matter.
2012-07-30

Release date: 1996-10-01 $14.99

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Release date: 2016-08-09 $12.99

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1. A new perspective on microbiology. - Asking better questions about our health starts with having a deeper knowledge of how we work. Ed Yong nails that exploration in this book. A readily accessible scientific journey into the microscopic inner worlds of our bodies. Simultaneously, it is a macro level look at how everything works by way of its tiniest building blocks. Ed Yong’s narrative style is the pull that keeps the pages turning. You can’t help but wonder how much more of your science classes you would have enjoyed had the texts been written so engagingly as this one. Beautiful anecdotal examples break down complex scientific principles for the Everyman. A careful build up interspersed with beautifully descriptive imagery, gives the book a novelistic tone that you won’t find in any AP Bio course. And what you learn is truly powerful. You will finish this book and end up with a whole new relationship with the food you intake, gut health, and your relationship to the complex yet invisible bacterial universe around you. A key takeaway for me was that I need to learn to reach for the opposite of whatever my default craving is.
2021-03-27

Release date: 2021-01-05 $13.99

Release date: 2009-04-06 $12.99

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1. Footnotes Have Become Endnotes - This was a fun little read. It’s strange, hilarious, and cringeworthy at different times. This is more on the scientific level, but if you just need to find a way to be comfortable talking about sex and sexuality, this book will absolutely do that. All the variations on the word coitus made me think of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory, and (I think rather unintentionally) she broaches the topic of the effects of negative messaging about sex from religious organisations. The footnotes have become endnotes for the ebook, allowing the reader to adjust font size without throwing off the formatting of footnotes. There are active links to each note where it belongs in the text (click on an to go to the note in question, click it again to go back to the book) which allows readers to access them easily without formatting issues.
2021-09-15

2. Skip the download - buy the book - This is Mary Roach at her most curious and funniest. BUT, the e-book lacks the extensive footnotes found on nearly every page of the printed book. Mary's footnotes are full of relevant information and hilarious observations. Example page : "... Meston called the questionnaire the Washington Examination of Expected Negative Identity Post-Peyronie's: the WEENIE PP." Without the footnotes you're missing some valuable background information and only getting half of her sense of humor.
2015-06-22

3. Funny and informative - Mary Roach is a fantastic author. I have read Stiff and Bonk and enjoyed both very much. She has an entertaining way of writing that keeps her witty comments intact but also allows you to learn about the subject she is focusing on. I am a freak for medical books and this one was very interesting to me.
2011-06-18

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Release date: 2018-04-24 Genre:Science & Nature $15.99

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1. Beginning lags - The writing in this book is acceptable. Much of the beginning is in first person, and heavy biases of this author are sprinkled throughout the book. Some of the writing is I skimmed through a lot of was bone discovery writing which was often dull, finding that I just wanted him to skip the fluff and just keep the good stuff. There is a good part where he talks about finding sauropod tracks in Europe. He argues that previously dinosaurs were seen as stupid, stating they weren’t actually so primitive, yet says later that many ornithischians were incredibly dumb animals, unlike the super King T. Rex. That said, this book shines in it’s gripping detail of certain descriptions and the author’s extensive knowledge in dinosaurs. I can say I learned a lot of names of dinosaurs I never saw before. Overall, one of the better dinosaur books and worth getting if you like learning about dinosaurs.
2020-05-06

2. This book about dinosaurs seems well thought out - This book about dinosaurs seems well thought out and detailed, with just the right amount of technical jargon but still allows the reader to get immersed in the history of dinosaurs (and their cousins, etc). Please enjoy as I have, and I also will enjoy finishing this informative guide to the earth’s past...
2018-06-18

Release date: 2020-11-24 $2.99

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1. Excellent review of FACTS - one of the Known Truths is that governments lie. All of them. For a variety of reasons known to all of us, power corrupts and absolute power .... well you know. Alex gives an excellent overview of the scientific literature and what it says about masks. Read it if you are remotely interested in the truth and of speaking truth to power!
2021-02-11

2. Excellent Part of Book - Alex Berenson, known for putting out the truth even when it goes against the tide of groupthink, has issued a well researched Part of his book. The case for masks as protection from a virus changed overnight. Not from research over many years, but from political machinations by those who desire to test how far they can push against God-given rights. You know those life, liberty and pursuit of happiness things mentioned in the Constitution. Berenson makes the case, based on many years of studies as well as real world situations, that masks provide very little benefit in the battle against viruses in general and specifically the COVID- virus. Anyone interested in thinking for themselves and willing to question those who claim to have our best interest in mind, would do well to read Part of Berenson’s book to expand their pool of knowledge on this subject.
2020-12-14

3. The Fact-Based, Data-Driven Booklet We Deserve - In a world where dissenting opinion is censored, Alex presents a comprehensive, fact-based overview of every recent, relevant and available study on the efficacy of masks for the prevention of SarsCov transmission. (Hint: they don’t work.) He opens the book with a statement we can all agree with, “I wish masks worked”. We all do because that would end the pandemic immediately, but we need to cut through the politics and read the science. Highlighted by the much anticipated, clinical Danish mask study, this book provides real data and real answers on why masks are nothing more than a placebo that takes away the value of real treatment and preventative measures that should be prioritized.
2020-11-29

4. Part Three Does Not Disappoint - If you feel as though you couldn’t materialize the skeptic thiughts inside your head regarding masks, don’t worry, this will clear it up. This was yet another fantastic argument put forth by Mr. Berenson in his Covid pamphlet series with evidence based arguments that will, hopefully, enlighten you.
2020-11-25

5. Refreshing Common Sense - I wanted to buy a hard copy off Amazon but that was censored and removed from the site the day the book debuted. Berenson continues to challenge the unfortunately accepted status quo with a timeline of quotes made by our “leaders” throughout along with a detailed history of mask related controlled experiments. Highly informative and a must read for anyone questioning the validity of the mask ordinances that face much of our society today.
2020-11-25

Release date: 2020-06-05 $2.99

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1. Excellent evidence-based report - The author followed the evidence where it took him. He adamantly refused to answer questions for which evidence was lacking. He gives an excellent balance to those reports that are based more on private agendas, politics, or $$$. I am a retired RN who has dealt with infectious diseases that required serious attention of protective equipment protocols. I would recommend this booklet to doctors, nurses and other medical folks. It would be great if all politicians in decision making positions would read it too!
2020-07-01

2. Well researched & thoughtfully presented. - Alex(true to form) has brought attention to information available to the public, made available by the press & public health officials(domestically & internationally), giving context and color to the current frenzied reporting we’ve been deluged by for months now; an alternative to the panic peddled daily by our histrionic American press.
2020-06-17

3. Berenson cherry picks studies and data, omits those that contradict his argument - I read the free excerpt that Alex Berenson published on his website. In that excerpt, Berenson cherry picked the lowest estimates of COVID-'s infection fatality rate (IFR) and omitted those with far higher estimates. Not one of his sources on the IFR is peer-reviewed, and the CDC estimate has been extensively criticized by epidemiologists. Berenson omitted peer-reviewed studies that contradict his argument, such as Roques, L.; Klein, E.K.; Papaïx, J.; Sar, A.; Soubeyrand, S. Using Early Data to Estimate the Actual Infection Fatality Ratio from COVID- in France. Biology , , , which reports an IFR of .% in France and cites an IFR of .% for the UK. One need not read medical studies to see that Berenson's numbers are suspect. NYC has counted , confirmed COVID- deaths. Even if every NYCer has been infected with COVID- (which is a gross overestimate, as antibody testing puts it at %), that gives an IFR of ,/,, .%. Since COVID- testing was limited in March, NYC's confirmed COVID- deaths are a significant underestimate of the true toll of COVID-. Excess deaths in NYC during the COVID- pandemic number over ,. ,/,, .% IFR. If we factor in the antibody testing showing approximately % of NYCers have been infected with COVID-, that's an IFR of .% (though that appears to be an over-estimate). And no, it's not the lockdown that caused this massive excess mortality - countries that locked down early in the course of their outbreak, including Israel, Iceland, and Norway, have no excess deaths, according to Financial Times.
2020-06-16

Release date: 2018-05-29 $12.99

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1. Genetic Roulette - If the minute details of you Biology and Chemistry courses have escaped your memory, you are in luck. Carl Zimmer’s scientific tome on Heredity reads like a full undergraduate course load. Despite the heady topic, Zimmer’s narrative style and use of intriguing historic allegories makes the book accessible for the layman and PhD alike. This book is a compelling look at the long and meandering thread that ties our earliest biological forms to the super human prospects of what we could look like tomorrow. For that reason you will want to sit with it and digest it slowly as I did for over a month. Zimmer painstakingly takes us through the the earliest stumbling blocks of research on heredity up through the cutting edge science of gene editing. Over the course of that journey some strong themes emerge. The perversion of Eugenics fueled by systemic and extreme racism. The potentials of genetic engineering for disease control and species protection along with restoration. The ethical quagmire that scientists work in while trying to push the envelope of knowledge and application. Each of these threads are presented in a way that reminds just how powerful the scientific process is but how flawed the discoveries become in human hands. That dilemma is what makes this book a must read. It is a stingy alarm bell and science fair in one. Teaching us to appreciate what we can learn through inquiry, define through testing, and create through experimentation. It also reminds us how dangerous it is to seek perfection and miss the obvious truth that genetic diversity and natural variants are what lead to evolutionary breakthroughs as well as safeguards from the stagnation of genetic homogeny. It pairs nicely with a viewing of Jurassic Park or Gattaca. Two great examples of the science discussed in this book creatively represented in action.
2022-08-24

Release date: 2014-04-08 $11.99

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1. Missing microbes - This is an incredibly compelling tale. It is a must read for everyone. It will make you rethink how you view the world. We often have only our own small view and our quite surprised what we learn when we see what is beyond the edge of the frame. It is a bold reminder that every significant intervention in modern life whether medicine or machinery has a profound consequence. This will make you think twice before taking an antibiotic. We can no longer say "it can't hurt". We have to weigh the risks and benefits. And it will open peoples minds to a different approach to preventing and treating modern ailments. If for no other reason than it makes you take what you know and reexamine it and think about it differently (an exercise that is good for your brain and essential to preserving our society) Go get this book today
2014-09-20

Release date: 2016-04-12 $12.99

Release date: 2009-06-23 $13.99

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1. Great Read - This is the second book that I have read by Dr. Meyer. My first introduction was Darwin’s Doubt (which I also suggest). Though I am a layman in scientific research and work, I feel that this book can be grasped by most, if not all readers. Some parts are very dense, but the information given is highly useful. This will continue to be a reference book for me in my studies of ID theory and its applicability in defense of design in nature.
2017-11-29

2. Amazing! - With the likes of Dawkins, Kraus and all of the Neo-Darwinist Atheists using incredibly illogical and unscientific arguments, this work slams the door on blind random unguided processes with mutation and transfer yielding the required information necessary to create life. Krause's argument "from nothing comes something" is utterly fraudulent coming from someone who considers himself the consummate physicist and scientist. This book sets forth the single greatest argument for Mind in the beginning as the a priori to life. Bravo Stephen Myers!!! I truly believe This book finally gave Christopher Hitchens the "Hitch Slap" he's so long deserved, even if posthumously!!! Thank You Stephen. Craig - California August
2017-08-26

3. Signature in a Cell - This book is as good a survey of origin-of-life research as anyone can ask. It covers the ground comprehensively and quotes widely from prominent experts in the field. I noticed earlier that a number of reviewers attack the author, with no mention of the book's content. A sure sign of an ax to grind.
2014-02-22

4. Well Worth the Effort - The book is over pages long, but is never a chore to read. Meyer's prose is both intelligent and wonderfully tasteful as he examines, defends, an discusses some of the greatest arguments that the Intelligent Design movement has put forth to date. Readers will not be disappointed and will come away with a plethora of evidence and subjects for rational debate, as well a a fresh new look at the world. The book is worth every penny, and well worth your time. P.S. There is a defense of this book, in book form, available from The Discovery Institute's website. All you have to do is sign up for their mailing list, and download it in PDF format.
2012-05-20

5. Worth the effort - This book impresses as much for the extent to which the author goes to give coverage and credit to viewpoints he argues against, as it does for the rigor used in making his own case. Regardless of one's conclusions, there is a rich discussion of information theory and scientific reasoning. It would probably have five stars if it had been better edited; the distinction between "summarizing your points" and simply repeating oneself sometimes seems to get lost. Style points aside, it raises fascinating points any thinking person would benefit from evaluating.
2010-09-29

6. Cogent Sanity - Yes this book is a tome. However you will not be disappointed. Signature in the Cell is a profoundly written treatise on the science, history, and philosophy of the intelligent design argument It is also a scathing - but intellectually and scientifically accurate - critique of every known refutation of ID. Moreover, he adroitly explains and dismantles the reigning scientific theories and ideologically based alternatives to ID, showing that neither math, physics, biology, information theory, common sense, and in most cases the evidence gives any substantive basis for believing that Darwinian evolution is feasible. He doesn't come out and say it, but any intelligent reader will conclude that chance and mutation as viable mechanisms for the whole Darwinian project are not only falsifiable, but clearly erroneous. You can disagree with Meyer's conclusions but you can't say he is rehashing the same old arguments, trying to smuggle reeling into the discussion, or just a creationist trying to repackage those ideas. If you do you haven't read the book or are being intellectually dishonest.
2010-04-20

Release date: 2019-03-12 $14.99

Release date: 2012-02-14 $13.99

Release date: 2011-10-11 $9.99

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1. Great contents, bad writing/organization - I really like the topics he discussed, and I like that he tried to put together a lot of theories in epidemiology, virus evolution, genetics, etc. I believe he is an excellent evol biologist, but am not convinced he is a good writer, especially not for the general public readers. The stories could have been organized much better.
2012-06-11

Release date: 2021-03-23 $2.99

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1. A truth seeker - I really appreciate Berenson’s reporting in these Unreported Truth books and the included links. Reading both sides of an issue, investigating and integrating the facts into exisgting knowledge is an essential characteristic of science. I feel better equiped to access my own risk and what exactly confers safety. Just accepting the conclusions/mandates of others is second hand thinking at best and akin to faith at worst - yet these people see themselves as SCIENCE followers. All is exacerbaged when politcal gain is infused into an issue. We should all be looking to test our thinking against a steel man arguement - not a straw man formulation.
2021-04-21

2. A data driven, unbiased read about COVID vaccines - Berenson does it again with an unbiased, fact based and data supported booklet that helps one understand the real pros and cons of COVID vaccines. He comes across as a King Solomon, willing to slice the baby in half in order to discover truth. This is the kind of reporting I wish was more prevalent these days...
2021-04-11

Release date: 2020-12-15 $5.99

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1. Reassurance based on empirical facts - I feel like I’m living in George Orwell’s even reading this, but as I suspected all along, every “safety measure” we have been “mandated” to participate in has been purely political theatre to appease the uneducated masses (including the media) that need a sense of communal badges (masks) of respectful cooperation. It’s nice to see actual facts confirming my prior beliefs that masks don’t work and neither do lockdowns. Cheers to being a sociopath and thank you Alex for your hard to to spread truth!
2020-12-27

Release date: 2020-10-27 $11.99

Release date: 2021-03-23 $10.99

Release date: 2009-12-22 $7.99

Release date: 2011-06-21 $13.99

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1. The kind of cross functional analysis that bridges worthy science with other worthy science - I greatly enjoyed Rob Dunn's examination of evolution in the context all the other species involved in the process. His prose is accessible and engaging. The research is thorough and well documented with a hefty chapter of footnotes detailing modern explorations that escape the pop science headlines of Internet culture. The concluding chapter offers something that smells like hope after the stink of doom that marks most screeds on environmental futures
2012-08-06

Release date: 2016-07-12 Genre:Science & Nature $13.99

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1. World Magazine Book of the Year - For those trying to say that this isn’t science, you need to do your homework. It is being recognized as World Magazine’s book of the year because fo the quality of its science, as well as its readability. Darwin is long dead, and by that I mean his theory which cannot stand in the light of what we know about the information bearing properties of the cell in general and DNA in particular. Dawkins will follow Darwin into Dismal irrelevance. It appears designed becasue it IS designed.
2017-03-04

2. Three Important Points - This book is very complicated in many areas. Some of the information is very difficult to understand unless you are a scientist or are willing to do your own research. However, I felt the book was worth reading as I personally gained three important points. . Nothing can evolve from nothing. . If Darwin's theory of evolution is correct how did evolution know when to stop? . The universe and everything that's in it could only have happened if there was intent. For me there has to be a creator!
2016-10-31

3. Eye opening perspective on evolution - Very convincing discussion on intelligent design of the species I have always thought and believed and this book verifies those. A little difficult reading because it is somewhat scientific, but well worth struggling a bit, the essence of the subject worth it, to be sure!
2016-08-12

4. Santa Claus - There is as much evidence for God (Christian's version or any other monotheistic/polytheistic version) as there is for Santa Claus. We can ignore reality and hold on to "faith" with our eyes clamped shut and ears plugged, waiting for Superman to come save us, or we can look at the world around us and do something about it to help us and our posterity.
2016-07-30

5. God's NOT Dead - I admit that I have not read this book, but I'm sure this guy's got a point. God DID create the entire universe all by Himself, after all. There needs to be more Christians to defend the faith through science and lead others to Christ by sharing a very valid testimony. There is much more evidence for divine design than there is for evolution. Seriously, you cannot draw a picture of prehistoric man based off of a single tooth (which turned out to be a pig's tooth...).
2016-07-25

6. Spectacular - Too busy to Google tips on how to debate the Godless fallacy of evolution with your liberal co-worker or in-law? This book is for you! Devoid of original thought, this tome of heavy citation is sure to give you all the ammunition you need to combat the sacrilegious notions of your heretical acquaintances.
2016-07-23

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1. Hanna Holmes exposes herself...specifically her odd and humorous brain! - Fascinating look at personality types told with warmth and humor! I love how Hannah's brain works and her ability to share her knowledge in a simple and engaging writing style! This is one of her best books and a must read for those who must interact with others on a daily basis!
2011-03-04

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1. A gripping read and scary look at the future - Antibiotic resistant infections are a major health threat which most people are unaware of. This remarkable book provides a firsthand account of the devastation these infections wreak and the desperate need for better therapies. Written for the layperson and still full of scientific knowledge, The Perfect Predator is a book everyone should read so we understand the battle we’re facing.
2019-06-01

2. The Perfect Predator - This is an amazing true story that will make you grip the edge of your seat literally. Cry at times for the pain one family must face. I found myself cheering at the triumph and guts of one hell of a strong group of clinicians, scientists and lay personnel coming together to create a modern day miracle. Cheering this “sludge” group on as they pass every peril to beat a superbug! Read it, you will not regret it just might save us all someday!
2019-04-23

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1. Humes' "Monkey Girl" Review - Only once in a great while one stumbles into a "science" book that is informative, entertaining, relevant, issue oriented, reader friendly, understandable, well written and constantly kept interesting. Well, this was the case for me with Humes' Monkey Girl. In his book Humes skillfully tackles a sensitive and controversial issue, religion, science and the law, keeping a balanced hand thoroughout while detailing the inner workings of honest, hard working and truth oriented people against superstitious, delutional misfits cloaked in religious priciples. Excellent book!!!
2012-09-04

2. Monkey Girl - This book about the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Schoolboard trial is the best I have read on the subject. Hines gives a good historical perspective about the trial. The book uses trial transcripts to provide a gripping narrative that is a page turner. This book is well worth reading especially if the school board in your district is considering teaching creationism or the so called intelligent design theory in you school.
2010-12-30

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