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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science

Sam Kean

5.0
medium-paced
This is an amazing book, fun to read with lots of great information.
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

K.C. Davis

5.0
emotional informative reflective relaxing fast-paced
Great book with practical advice.
How to Thrive with Adult ADHD: 7 Pillars for Focus, Productivity and Balance by James Kustow

How to Thrive with Adult ADHD: 7 Pillars for Focus, Productivity and Balance

James Kustow

0.25
The book has a bunch of small mistakes and then becomes pseudo Science, stay away.
The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note Taking by Mike Rohde

The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note Taking

Mike Rohde

3.5
informative fast-paced
In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies by Dianna E. Anderson

In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies

Dianna E. Anderson

2.5
informative reflective medium-paced
The book started off poorly with incomplete or incorrect definitions of terminology, and then the rest of it didn't have much substance.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

1.5
informative slow-paced
There are some interesting parts of this book if you lie history, however the bases of it hinges on very flawed thinking. The author is out of touch and thinks his flaws and opinions are universal, not worth the read.
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett

5.0
informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Great series of informal essays about the brain 
Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education by Jonathan Zimmerman

Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education

Jonathan Zimmerman

1.5
slow-paced
This book uses a lot of words to say very little, overall it's poorly written, and gave no slight the average person with a brain would know already.
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Henry L. Roediger, Mark A. McDaniel, Peter C. Brown

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

Henry L. Roediger, Mark A. McDaniel, Peter C. Brown

3.5
informative slow-paced
The information is okay, but because the book is old most of the information is now mainstream, so if you know anything about learning, you probably already know 95% of what this book aims to teach you.
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre

The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

Merve Emre

3.0
informative slow-paced
While the book content is fine, the author should learn to be concise. Often what could have been written in a sentence was drawn out over a paragraph or more.