Update: Science-Book Challenge 2008

The year–that would be 2008, if memory serves–is now half over so it seemed like a good time for me to give a brief update on the official Ars Hermeneutica "Science-Book Challenge 2008".

I am pleased to report ample success at the same time I can note the year is only half over and anyone and everyone is still invited to take the challenge. Just this week we passed a milestone: we now have just over 100 book notes on a wide range of informative, enlightening, and entertaining nonfiction books that have a scientific outlook or a science theme. (Yes, there are even a few that we suggest you avoid).

This has come about through the efforts of seven reviewers, challengers all, who have contributed 35 notes on books read since the beginning of 2008. We are grateful to each one of them and delighted at the variety of titles and the diversity of the voices writing about them.

Here's the mid-year roundup of books, book notes, and the notes' authors. Read some notes, choose some books, and enjoy yourself and learn something at the same time!

Posted on July 12, 2008 at 15.20 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Books, It's Only Rocket Science

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  1. Written by Melanie
    on Sunday, 13 July 2008 at 23.38
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    Thanks for the update. It's nice seeing a complete list of what everyone else has been choosing.

  2. Written by jns
    on Monday, 14 July 2008 at 17.42
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    My pleasure, Melanie. I agree with you, and I think it's already a very interesting list.

  3. Written by maggie
    on Monday, 14 July 2008 at 21.03
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    I also read The Botany of Desire, but I wrote a booktalk instead of review. Reading Twinkie Deconstructed now! Need to step up my game, huh!?! :D

  4. Written by jns
    on Monday, 14 July 2008 at 22.09
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    Oh, I wouldn't worry Maggie; there's still plenty of time for lots of reading left in 2008 — I'm still trying to shame people into taking the challenge! I am looking forward to learning about a book with such a provocative title as Twinkie Deconstructed.

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