Nice quick read about dogs. Covers a lot of ground.
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Avid reader. Focus on mysteries, science, some scifi and whatever else catches my attention. Dog lover, aquarist, curmudgeon, and retired lawyer,.
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Matt Chambers finished reading The Secret Language of Dogs by Victoria Stilwell
"Recent studies into the minds of canines show that they have a rich social intelligence …
Matt Chambers started reading Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
This book got great reviews online. The first hundred pages are fantastic!
Matt Chambers started reading The Secret Language of Dogs by Victoria Stilwell
The Secret Language of Dogs by Victoria Stilwell
"Recent studies into the minds of canines show that they have a rich social intelligence and a physical and vocal …
Matt Chambers finished reading Binding Room by Nadine Matheson
Matt Chambers started reading Binding Room by Nadine Matheson
Matt Chambers reviewed Exiles by Jane Harper
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in …
Great read!
5 stars
I enjoyed this book at least as much as Jane Harper's other excellent Australian mysteries. This one kept me guessing until the end. Highly recommended.
I enjoyed this book at least as much as Jane Harper's other excellent Australian mysteries. This one kept me guessing until the end. Highly recommended.
Matt Chambers finished reading Exiles by Jane Harper
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in …
Great read!
Matt Chambers started reading A Hacker's Mind by Bruce Schneier
A Hacker's Mind by Bruce Schneier
A hack is any means of subverting a system’s rules in unintended ways. The tax code isn’t computer code, but …
Matt Chambers reviewed Beaverland by Leila Philip
Great read!
5 stars
I just finished Beaverland and I really enjoyed it. It's a very well-written science book that includes fascinating discussions of the role beavers played in the history of North America, particularly the economic development by Europeans. It also does a great job explaining the effects beavers have on the natural landscape and why we probably need more beavers to protect our environment.
The author is a very good writer, but I had the unsettling feeling that the book could've used one more good edit. Periodically, the book would make a reference to something that I didn't understand (such as a pond leveler) and only a few pages or a few chapters later would the concept be explained. It seemed like the writer wrote this in separate chapters at separate times, but nobody checked the final assembly to make sure that all the pieces fit together perfectly. This is only …
I just finished Beaverland and I really enjoyed it. It's a very well-written science book that includes fascinating discussions of the role beavers played in the history of North America, particularly the economic development by Europeans. It also does a great job explaining the effects beavers have on the natural landscape and why we probably need more beavers to protect our environment.
The author is a very good writer, but I had the unsettling feeling that the book could've used one more good edit. Periodically, the book would make a reference to something that I didn't understand (such as a pond leveler) and only a few pages or a few chapters later would the concept be explained. It seemed like the writer wrote this in separate chapters at separate times, but nobody checked the final assembly to make sure that all the pieces fit together perfectly. This is only a minor quibble – I really enjoyed this book.
Matt Chambers finished reading Beaverland by Leila Philip
Great read!
Matt Chambers started reading Exiles by Jane Harper
Exiles by Jane Harper
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing …