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NEMESIS: THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE BATTLE FOR RIO by Misha Glenny

June 3, 2016

A BRAZILIAN FAVELA KINGPIN’S extraordinary story highlights how poverty and corruption undermine society. A MINUS

NEMESIS: THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE BATTLE FOR RIO
Knopf Publishing Group
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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DEATH’S SUMMER COAT by Brandy Schillace

April 16, 2016

THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS

DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE CONFIDENCE GAME by Maria Konnikova

March 23, 2016

ON SCAMS AND CON ARTISTS, and a look at what research psychology says about why we fall for them. Smart! B PLUS

THE CONFIDENCE GAME: WHY WE FALL FOR IT… EVERY TIME
Penguin Group USA
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE MYTHS OF HAPPINESS, by Sonja Lyubomirsky

April 24, 2013

UPDATES FROM THE HAPPINESS psychology front, with a fresh take on conventional wisdom about joy, satisfaction.

Grade: B PLUS

THE MYTHS OF HAPPINESS: WHAT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY, BUT DOESN'T; WHAT SHOULDN'T MAKE YOU HAPPY, BUT DOES
Penguin
2013

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CONSIDER THE FORK, by Bee Wilson

March 25, 2013

WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING HISTORY, anthropology, and sociology of tools for cooking and eating. Smart fun!

Grade: A MINUS

CONSIDER THE FORK: A HISTORY OF HOW WE COOK AND EAT
Basic Books
2012

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CONTAGIOUS, by Jonah Berger

March 17, 2013

INTERESTING LOOK AT how ideas, products, and media “go viral,” with in-depth data from studies and interviews.

Grade: SOLID B

CONTAGIOUS: WHY THINGS CATCH ON
Simon & Schuster
2013

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TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS, by Joe Nickell

December 19, 2011

VETERAN MYTH INVESTIGATOR Joe Nickell looks into many legends of supernatural critters with wit and insight.

Grade: SOLID B

TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS: SASQUATCH, VAMPIRES, ZOMBIES, AND MORE
Prometheus Books
2011

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SUPERGODS, by Grant Morrison

December 14, 2011

GRANT MORRISON’S TRIPPY meditation on the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of comics is one wild ride!

Grade: B PLUS

SUPERGODS: WHAT MASKED VIGILANTES, MIRACULOUS MUTANTS, AND A SUN GOD FROM SMALLVILLE CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN
Spiegel & Grau
2011

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TRACKING THE CHUPACABRA, by Benjamin Radford

September 30, 2011

A THOUGHTFUL INVESTIGATION into the mythology of the chupacabra provides context for the legend’s how and why.

Grade: B PLUS

TRACKING THE CHUPACABRA: THE VAMPIRE BEAST IN FACT, FICTION, AND FOLKLORE
University of New Mexico Press
2011

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