Genre: Nonfiction, Humor
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Bantam; Original edition
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
ISBN-10: 055338578X
ISBN-13: 978-0553385786
Author Website: Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson
How to Defeat Your Own Clone is one of those books that is nonfiction, but that is much more entertaining than that appellation implies. Co-written by a research scientist and a bioengineer (both with [...]
Posts under ‘Nonfiction’
Book Review: How to Defeat Your Own Clone by Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson
Book Review: Poetry Speaks: Who I Am edited by Elise Paschen
Genre: Poetry
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date: March 1, 2010
ISBN-10: 1402210744
ISBN-13: 978-1402210747
Editor Website: Elise Paschen
In Poetry Speaks: Who I Am the missing ingredient to the Poetry Speaks series finally sees the light of day. Geared towards the middle/junior high school mind, this collection of more than 100 poems focuses on the me, [...]
Book Review: Fairies Art Studio by David Riche
# Genre: Nonfiction, Art
# Hardcover: 128 pages
# Publisher: Watson-Guptill
# Publication Date: March 2, 2010
# ISBN-10: 0823016439
# ISBN-13: 978-0823016433
# Author Website: David Riche
In Fairies Art Studio by David Riche, everyone from a total newbie to experienced users can use the pre-drawn line art to create colorful, fantastical fairies in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
First, the basics. [...]
Book Review: Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman
# Genre: Nonfiction, Biography
# Paperback: 288 pages
# Publisher: Titan Books; 5 Rev Upd edition
# Publication Date: September 15, 2009
# ISBN-10: 1848564961
# ISBN-13: 978-1848564961
# Author Website: Douglas Adams
# Author Website: Neil Gaiman
There are few authors as well-known or discussed as Douglas Adams. This is especially true as the thirtieth anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Galaxy [...]
Book Review: Science Fiction and Philosophy edited by Susan Schneider
# Genre: Non-fiction, Philosophy
# Paperback: 368 pages
# Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
# Publication Date: June 15, 2009
# ISBN-10: 1405149078
# ISBN-13: 978-1405149075
# Editor Homepage: Susan Schneider
Though no philosopher, I found the essays and short story mix of Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence edited by Susan Schneider, thought provoking and mind stretching. The work is designed [...]
Book Review: The View from the Bridge by Nicholas Meyer
My review of Nicholas Meyer’s memoir The View From the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood just went live at Tor.com. Meyer was the writer/director of Star Treks II and VI as well as a contributing writer on IV, in addition to being a novelist.
Book Review: Brave New Words by Jeff Prucher
# Genre: Nonfiction, Dictionary, Science Fiction
# Paperback: 384 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press
# Publication Date: March 13, 2009
# ISBN-10: 0195387066
# ISBN-13: 978-0195387063
# Author Website: Jeff Prucher
The Oxford English Dictionary is the be-all and end-all of word origin. In its pages the depth of the English language is plumbed. But there is a problem. The English [...]
mental_floss $50,000 Tuition Giveaway
My absolute favorite blog of all time mental_floss, is giving away $50,000 in tuition to 5 lucky guys or gals who write a short 750 word essay.
The Contest: In 750 words or less, explain why you (as the most deserving person on the planet) should win a $10,000 prize for tuition/books in the fall of [...]
Book Review: This Gaming Life by Jim Rossignol
* Genre: Nonfiction, Video Games
* ISBN: 0472116355
* ISBN-13: 9780472116355
* Format: Hardcover, 224pp
* Publisher: digitalculturebooks
* Pub. Date: May 2008
* Author Blog
The thesis of Jim Rossignol’s This Gaming Life boils down to one sentence, “games are an antidote to boredom, and excellent cure for a seriously debilitating malaise.” (p.29) Rossignol then goes to undermine this very thesis [...]
Book Review: The Essential Batman Encyclopedia by Robert Greenberger
# Genre: Nonfiction, Graphic Novels
# ISBN: 0345501063
# ISBN-13: 9780345501066
# Format: Paperback, 496pp
# Publisher: Del Rey
# Pub. Date: June 2008
# Author Blog
When I was a young preteen, one of my favorite things to do was to go to the library and check out a copy of the Star Trek and Star Wars encyclopedias. My library record [...]
