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Retired engineer in East Bay, originally from the midwest. Interested in nonfiction, mostly history, climate change, Native American, and cycling. I don't read quickly, so don't expect updates very often.
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Todd654 rated Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: 3 stars
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson
One of the English language's most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage.As usual Bill Bryson …
Todd654 rated The Mother Tongue: 4 stars
Todd654 rated Three cups of tea: 4 stars
Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson
One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson …
Todd654 rated A Brief History of Time: 4 stars
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific …
Todd654 rated On Intelligence: 3 stars
On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins
On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines is a …
Todd654 rated The Difference Engine: 3 stars
Todd654 rated The Tipping Point: 5 stars
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Ideas, products, messages and behaviors "spread just like viruses do." Behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass or "tipping …
Todd654 rated Outliers: The Story of Success: 5 stars
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success is the non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown and Company …
Todd654 rated In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto: 3 stars
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
A nutrition-oriented analysis of industrial food production, a presentation of the baleful consequences and suggestions for undoing the damage.
Todd654 rated The Botany of Desire: 4 stars
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
A Random House Trade Paperback
Todd654 rated Eats, Shoots & Leaves: 4 stars
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through …
Todd654 rated Talk to the Hand: 3 stars
Todd654 rated A short history of nearly everything: 5 stars
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas …
Todd654 rated The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: 3 stars
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson on his most personal journey yet: into his own childhood in America's Mid-West.Some say that the first hint …