http://www.readheadreviews.com ex libris scientia Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:31:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every month we take turns picking one book that all three of us read and review. Our book of the month for February is Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. Synopsis from Publishers Weekly: Not long after Jack the ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/02/02/februarys-book-of-the-month/ When I first found out the Book of the Month was going to be a science book, I wasn’t completely thrilled. Science and I do not get along and the idea of reading a 500 page book revolving around all things science did not sound like a good time to ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/02/02/book-of-the-month-review-i-timothy-ferris-coming-of-age-in-the-milky-way/ The controversial Richard Dawkins' new book responds to creationists' question, "Where is the proof?" The Greatest Show on Earth generally takes a gentler, more persuasive tone than his previous books, but Dawkins may be preaching to the choir. Given his reputation and the vitriol of his earlier The God Delusion, ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/01/17/review-richard-dawkins-the-greatest-show-on-earth-the-evidence-for-evolution/ Hey guys! Hope you're enjoying the start of the weekend! Just wanted to post a quick update on our campaign for Room to Read. Their Financial Times dollar-matching continued through today, so to maximize the donation value we have donated the money we've received so far. However, we are still ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/01/15/spotlight-room-to-read-2/ There are plenty of charities out there, but one that has caught our attention is Room to Read, an organization devoted to bringing literacy to developing countries. In 2000, Room to Read began after founder John Wood, a senior executive at Microsoft, returned from a trip to Nepal. He had ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/01/09/spotlight-room-to-read/ First off, I apologize that my review has been a long time coming. I am in the middle of a big move, and I'm afraid my blogging has suffered as a result. However, I would like to offer a brief defense of A Game of Thrones. I initially read the ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/01/06/book-of-the-month-review-iii-george-r-r-martin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9ca-game-of-thrones%e2%80%9d/ Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our first book of the month for 2010(!) is Timothy Ferris' Coming of Age in the Milky Way (2003 edition). Synopsis from Publishers Weekly: The ancient Egyptians regarded the sky as a kind of tent canopy. Thirty ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2010/01/01/januarys-book-of-the-month/ This month I was really absorbed by other things and put off reading A Game of Thrones until a few days ago. I bulldozed straight through it over the past three days - and boy, is that the wrong way to read this book. I ended up feeling completely swamped ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2009/12/31/book-of-the-month-review-ii-george-r-r-martin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9ca-game-of-thrones%e2%80%9d/ I’m not really a fantasy person. Or maybe I should say I’m only into fantasy if it’s a young adult book, and even then only if the book comes from an author I have been loyal to for years. But a fantasy book, the first in a long series might ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2009/12/30/book-of-the-month-review-i-george-r-r-martins-a-game-of-thrones/ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a classic novel often suffers the embarrassment of countless adaptations (and hideously misused opening sentences). Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is a classic work that is still widely-read today despite being published in 1813, because while the setting is period-specific, the entertaining absurdities ... http://www.readheadreviews.com/2009/12/14/review-guy-andrews-lost-in-austen/