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Celeste Labedz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Environmental Seismologist ❄️ Postdoc UCalgary ❄️ PhD Caltech ❄️ she/her celestelabedz .bsky .social celestelabedz@mastodon.social Insta/Threads: celestelabedz

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Book Cover for: What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat, Aubrey Gordon

What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat

Aubrey Gordon
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I haven't read as much non-fiction as fiction lately, but my top recent recommendation is What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon. I also just started reading @IBJIYONGI's The Disordered Cosmos yesterday and can already tell it's going to be a favorite!

Paperback, 2021

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

Green Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson
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Either a fun coincidence or a freaky prophecy in a book: I'm reading Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994), second in a trilogy about humans settling & terraforming Mars. Robinson goes into a lot of detail, and I'm currently in a chapter set at a research conference on Mars.

Paperback, 2021

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Xkcd: Volume 0, Randall Munroe

Xkcd: Volume 0

Randall Munroe
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@shaun_vids The latest @lingthusiasm episode (featuring Randall Munroe of xkcd!) tries to predict what the next word for "cool" will be, since a new one appears ~decadally and the words tend to share some similarities. Would recommend!

Paperback, 2010

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
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Happy Exploding Whale Day to all who celebrate! Please take a moment to imagine what Dune would be like if Frank Herbert had taken inspiration from Oregon's coastal dunes on this day instead of a decade earlier. https://t.co/rO37HAz2rO

Paperback, Mass Market, 1990

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: On Such a Full Sea, Chang-Rae Lee

On Such a Full Sea

Chang-Rae Lee
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Some recommendations of fiction I've read recently: Klara and The Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley Robinson Great Circle - Maggie Shipshead On Such A Full Sea - Chang-Rae Lee

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick, Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick

Kazuo Ishiguro
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Some recommendations of fiction I've read recently: Klara and The Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley Robinson Great Circle - Maggie Shipshead On Such A Full Sea - Chang-Rae Lee

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick: A novel, Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick: A novel

Yaa Gyasi
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Some recommendations of fiction I've read recently: Klara and The Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley Robinson Great Circle - Maggie Shipshead On Such A Full Sea - Chang-Rae Lee

Paperback, 2021

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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