Cate Schneiderman
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Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire
A good choice for those already familiar with the broad strokes of Elizabethan England, and for readers seeking to expand their knowledge of Ralegh’s life and works.
Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
An entertaining and informative look at a potent historical phenomenon whose echoes are still being felt today. [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/19.]
New Boston Public Library Fund Raises $6 Million
The newly created Fund for the Boston Public Library has raised a total of $6.1 million to date in only a few weeks, since Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced its creation on May 29. Library Director David Leonard hopes that the Fund may raise as much as $10 million annually, in addition to the BPL’s annual budget of approximately $49 million.
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Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds
This book serves as a warning of all the ways we limit children, especially girls, without even realizing it. Best for readers with a strong interest in girls’ education and a background in science.
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Figuring
Despite its flaws, this hidden gem of a work will enthrall readers seeking underrepresented voices in the history of science and literature.
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The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America
As noted early on, this book discusses topics that might be uncomfortable for some readers, and as such is not for everyone, particularly those with a difficult history with food. That said, readers wishing to learn more about disordered eating as well as those looking to be more mindful about food and the social messaging around it, will find this work useful.
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Recommended for nonexperts curious about their own bodies and blood as commodity in the world economy.
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Recommended for nonexperts curious about their own bodies and blood as commodity in the world economy.
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Overall, a hopeful look at the future of reading that will resonate with those who worry that we are losing our ability to think in the digital age. Accessible to general readers and experts alike.
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
Overall, a hopeful look at the future of reading that will resonate with those who worry that we are losing our ability to think in the digital age. Accessible to general readers and experts alike.
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Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World
Ideal for readers who find traditional science books lacking in philosophy.