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RAISING CUBBY, by John Elder Robison

May 12, 2013

FIERCE, FUNNY, LOVING memoir of father and son—both creative, adventurous, and living with Asperger’s.

Grade: B PLUS

RAISING CUBBY: A FATHER AND SON'S ADVENTURES WITH ASPERGER'S, TRAINS, TRACTORS, AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES
Crown
2013

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HALLUCINATIONS, by Oliver Sacks

March 12, 2013

INSIDE THE WORLD OF hallucinations with Oliver Sacks, the Willy Wonka of the human brain. Fun, informative.

Grade: B PLUS

HALLUCINATIONS
Knopf
2012

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ALL GONE, by Alex Witchel

December 1, 2012

BITTERSWEET, NUANCED MEMOIR of the writer’s brilliant mother and her too-early decline into dementia.

Grade: B PLUS

ALL GONE: A MEMOIR OF MY MOTHER'S DEMENTIA. WITH REFRESHMENTS
Riverhead
2012

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FOOLING HOUDINI, by Alex Stone

November 29, 2012

THE SECRET WORLD of stage magic and magicians, explored with love and humor by a writer/scientist/magician.

Grade: SOLID B

FOOLING HOUDINI: MAGICIANS, MENTALISTS, MATH GEEKS AND THE HIDDEN POWERS OF THE MIND
HarperCollins
2012

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DREAMLAND, by David K. Randall

November 28, 2012

A JOURNALIST DELVES INTO the complex science (and business) of sleep and makes some interesting discoveries!

Grade: SOLID B

DREAMLAND: ADVENTURES IN THE STRANGE SCIENCE OF SLEEP
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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NEUROGASTRONOMY, by Gordon M. Shepherd

September 23, 2012

A NEUROSCIENTIST’S FASCINATING INSIGHTS about how the brain perceives taste, smell, and flavor—a foodie must.

Grade: SOLID B

NEUROGASTRONOMY: HOW THE BRAIN CREATES FLAVOR AND WHY IT MATTERS
Columbia University Press
2012

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SEASON TO TASTE, by Molly Birnbaum

November 22, 2011

A YOUNG WOMAN’S MEMOIR of losing her sense of smell and (spoiler!) regaining it is intriguing, well researched.

Grade: B PLUS

SEASON TO TASTE: HOW I LOST MY SENSE OF SMELL AND FOUND MY WAY
HarperCollins
2011

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NOW YOU SEE IT, by Cathy N. Davidson

September 24, 2011

FASCINATING LOOK AT recent neuroscience around attention, and its synergies with technology and education.

Grade: B PLUS

NOW YOU SEE IT: HOW THE BRAIN SCIENCE OF ATTENTION WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY WE LIVE, WORK, AND LEARN
Penguin
2011

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