Christie Aschwanden Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Christie Aschwanden

“Beyond Measure” offers engrossing accounts of the role that measurement has played in scientific progress, including its roles in medicine, math, and quantum mechanics, but the book is about much more than science... also presents a deep history of measurement’s role in society.

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I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of THE TAILORED BRAIN, @ejwillingham's new book (yes, she has yet another fantastic book out -- ALREADY), and it's great. You can pre-order it now: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/emily-willingham/the-tailored-brain/9781541647015/

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Thanks @runnersworld for including GOOD TO GO on your list of books to read in 2019. Great list, includes Range by @DavidEpstein & The Passion Paradox by @stevemagness @BStulberg https://t.co/dut1NIBtDX

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Writers & Lovers by Lily King @lilykingbooks https://t.co/1t6vyU9xTH Favorite novel that I read this year. The descriptions of the creative life are so true to life, and how could I not love a story that brings together two of my favorite things—writing and spatchcocking?!

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I can't stop thinking about @Annaleen's fantastic novel Future of Another Timeline, which offers hope for these dark times. The present may be bleak, but the future isn't written yet. Resistance is not futile. https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/science-fiction-abortion-future-of-another-timeline.html https://t.co/Bz8YMPeCkj

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Oak Flat: A fight for sacred land in the American West by Lauren Redniss. https://t.co/LG4Di8zMRJ Story of an Apache family fighting to save a sacred landscape from a mine being proposed by and to benefit a multinational mining company. Timely, important& unforgettable.

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one more favorite, via @DavidEpstein : In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki. Calm and mind-expanding. https://t.co/zLllkYVlbM

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Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie by Charlie Gilmour. @Charliegilmour https://t.co/TTLNFSi9HZ A gorgeous book about families and about birds and how we care for one another. It’s on par with H is for Hawk.

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Today on the Emerging Form podcast, we talk with @charliejane about her *fantastic* new book, NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T SURVIVE, which is out this week. Check out the book, about how story writing can get us through difficult times, and listen to the pod here: https://emergingform.substack.com/p/episode-48-never-say-you-cant-survive

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Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui @bonnietsui https://t.co/WZZ0OayCJA This beautifully written book describes the joy and meditation of swimming, but it’s also packed with fascinating science and history. It made me want to start swimming again.