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The Perfect Mile | by Neal Bascomb

May 14, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It

The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
by Neal Bascomb
(Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004, 322 pages)

Three athletes, three countries: thrilling.

4/5 stars

Business · Five-Word Review · In the Library · Non-Fiction · Ying L

Kids These Days | by Malcolm Harris

March 27, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials by Malcolm Harris
(Little, Brown and Company, 2017, 261 pages)

Millennials examined: data-driven analysis.

3/5 stars

Five-Word Review · In the Library · Medicine · Non-Fiction · Science · Ying L

A Crack in Creation | by Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg

March 27, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
by Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, 281 pages)

Ethical pondering of the CRISPR.

4.5/5 stars

Fiction · Five-Word Review · Heather D · Horror · Juvenile · Mystery

Took | by Mary Downing Hahn

February 13, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

Took: A Ghost Story

Took: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
(Clarion Books, 2015, 272 pages)

Very creepy folklore! Fun read.

5/5 stars

Five-Word Review · Heather D · Humor · In the Library · Memoir · Non-Fiction · SCC Book Club · Women

Shrill | by Lindy West

February 13, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
(Hachette Books, 2016, 260 pages)

Fierce feminist views. Rally call!

4/5 stars

Fiction · Five-Word Review · Holiday · Sue S

The Christmas Wish | by Richard Siddoway

January 10, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

The Christmas Wish

The Christmas Wish by Richard Siddoway
(Harmony Books, 1998, 203 pages)

Heartwarming Christmas tale, inspiring, mystery

4/5 stars

Fiction · Five-Word Review · Holiday · Sue S

The Wreath of Snow | by Liz Curtis Higgs

January 4, 2018 scclibraryLeave a comment

A Wreath of Snow

The Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
(WaterBrook Press, 2012, 224 pages)

Victorian Christmas, novella, love, forgiveness

4/5 stars

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