Eureka! 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History by John Grant

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Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History by John Grant

I was sent a copy of Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History by John Grant   Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History by John Grant Release Date: 2016-08-02 Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Darwin, Hawking — we know the names, but how much do we really know about these people? Galileo gained notoriety over his battle with the Vatican, but did you know that this “father of modern science” was also an accomplished lute player? And Darwin of course discovered the principle by which new species are formed, but his…

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Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird by Pamela S. Turner

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Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird by Pamela S. Turner

We were sent a copy of Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird (Scientists in the Field Series) by Pamela S. Turner   Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird (Scientists in the Field Series) by Pamela S. Turner Release Date: 2016-08-02 One of the biggest differences between humans and animals is the ability to understand the idea of “If I do X, Y might happen.” New Caledonian crows seem to possess the intelligence to understand this “causal” concept. Why do crows have this ability?…

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Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black

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Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black

We were sent a copy of Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black   Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black Release Date: 2016-09-06 Centuries of war with aliens threaten the future of human civilization on earth in this gripping, epic science fiction debut… We never saw them coming. Entire cities disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing but dust and rubble. When an alien race came to make Earth theirs, they brought with them a weapon we had no way to fight, a universe-altering force known as thelemity.…

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The Bad Decisions Playlist by Michael Rubens

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Bad Decisions Playlist by Michael Rubens

I was sent a copy of The Bad Decisions Playlist by Michael Rubens   The Bad Decisions Playlist by Michael Rubens Release Date: 2016-08-02 Sixteen-year-old Austin is always messing up and then joking his way out of tough spots. The sudden appearance of his allegedly dead father, who happens to be the very-much-alive rock star Shane Tyler, stops him cold. Austin—a talented musician himself—is sucked into his newfound father’s alluring music-biz orbit, pulling his true love, Josephine, along with him. None of Austin’s previous bad decisions, resulting in broken instruments,…

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Happy Birthday, Curious George by H. A. Rey

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Happy Birthday, Curious George by H. A. Rey

We were sent a copy of Happy Birthday, Curious George by H. A. Rey   Happy Birthday, Curious George by H. A. Rey Release Date: 2016-08-02 It’s George’s birthday, and he is so excited! Join George in this book of poems. The tabbed pages make it easier for little fingers to grab!     |   Have you read this one yet? Comment down below and let me know! Big Thanks to HMH Books for Young Readers for sending me a copy of Happy Birthday, Curious George by H. A. Rey!!…

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The Scorch Trials by James Dashner and #DashnerDash

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The Scorch Trials

You guys! It’s month TWO of #DashnerDash? Are you participating?! What is #DashnerDash It is basically a read a thon for the Maze Runner books, and a countdown to the release of The Fever Code   Each month, we will be reading one of the books already out and then in September…BOOM. The Fever Code When to read: May 27, 2016  The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, Book 1) by James Dashner June 27, 2016 The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, Book Two) by James Dashner July 27, 2016 The Death…

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Wishlist Wednesday: Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black

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Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black   I was contacted by Penguin a few weeks back to tell me about an upcoming novel called  Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black. It sounded so exciting I stuck it on my wishlist, so I wanted to tell you about it too! Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black Release Date: 2016-09-06 Centuries of war with aliens threaten the future of human civilization on earth in this gripping, epic science fiction debut… We never saw them coming. Entire cities disappeared in…

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#5PeculiarYears Celebration and GIVEAWAY!

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#5PeculiarYears Its been 5 Years! Can you believe it?! Seems like just yesterday I was getting my own copy of  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and now look where we are now! Its been 5 years, 2 more books, and a MOVIE! Quirk Books is celebrating #5PeculiarYears in a big way! To celebrate the five-year anniversary of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, they are sending us a Miss Peregrine tote bag to giveaway! In addition, Quirk is running a contest for fans of the series…

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Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

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Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

I was sent a copy of Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch   Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch Release Date: 2016-07-05 Seventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories. He chooses to remain in the quarantined zone, caring for a group of orphaned kids in a mountain camp with the help of the former brutal school bully, now transformed by the virus into his best friend. But then a strong-willed and mysterious young woman appears, and the closed-off world…

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NEW ON DVD – June 14, 2016

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DVD Releases 06-13-2016

Whats up you guys?  Today’s post is a little something different than the usual book chatter.  I really wanted to branch out this year and try out some new things here on the site, and one of those things is including movie reviews & discussions, as well as adding comics and graphic novels to the site.  So today’s post is the first of those new things! New on DVD this week, release date June 14, 2016: Lots of great new movies releasing this week on DVD, but there were only…

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