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K.A. Ashcomb Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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A satirist and humorous fantasy author, and some sort of human being An occupational therapist and a book hoarder and a boulderer #author #writingcommunity

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Book Cover for: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

@exisflor Oh, I love The Graveyard Book and Neil Gaiman's books altogether. I tried to figure out what is one of my favorite books, but for some odd reason my mind is drawing a blank. Currently I'm reading a book about earthworms. It is very fascinating.

Paperback, 2018

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion, Paul Bloom

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

Paul Bloom
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

Sorry about posting a book review this late. Against Empathy was an excellent book to read. It was like a check-up for my views about empathy and how we should base our policy making. I highly recommend this one. https://t.co/MpHBz7Okr6 https://t.co/BVt2meXSoP

Paperback, 2018

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, Julie Smith

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Julie Smith
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

My silly brain decided that this book was about my fear of falling and failing in climbing. My silly brain was right. The part about fear and anxious thoughts and how to handle helped me climb a scary route. https://t.co/kmRLylndau https://t.co/VNEf2xMeYm

Hardcover, 2022

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, Dubravka Ugresic

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Dubravka Ugresic
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

@MarciaLynnPaul1 @Chrissy_Clarke @dmichele2123 @inspiredbylaban @AvaBanton @donna_freda @EmmyRBennett @cr_burman @maryannwrites @mpiper_writer @CP_Daly @ninsthewriter @MJLaBeff @mark_carnelley @kady54033 @NinaIvAndrews @Starmaiden9 @PGibesonRN @SWilkingHoran @DutrizacSue @DerekRKing2 @Wordsmith66 @tobinmarks @SherryR17552573 @KalbMarple @mulenga_a @h_craggs @ShanielleSS @jamingeorge04 @CaronPescatore Uuh uuh! What kind of technical reading are you doing? I'm currently reading Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubrakva Ugresic and Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber.

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Frans de Waal

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Frans de Waal
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

@blueraventales Animals are highly intelligent. I loved Frans De Waal's book: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Paperback, 2017

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Inferno: Italian-English Parallel Text, Dante

Inferno: Italian-English Parallel Text

Dante
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

@SStaatz Though choice. I cannot decide between Scifi and mundane literature. Let's give them Dante's Inferno and go with "horror"

Paperback, 2021

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Science

Prof R
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

It's funny how we hold an irrational fear of insects, how we get all fidgety and scream, when a wasp flies indoors. Here is a great book about wasps. #BookReview #insects #wasps #honeybee #Science https://t.co/AkOhmj1KJT https://t.co/hoQyP0xJQW

Paperback, 2020

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

I loved this book from start to finish. It is more than a book about how we should listen to our nature and learn from it. It's a personal story, making a plea for meaning. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4632181854 https://ashcombka.com/2022/04/09/book-review-braiding-sweetgrass-indigenous-wisdom-scientific-knowledge-and-the-teachings-of-plants-by-robin-wall-kimmerer/

Paperback, 2015

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect, Matthew D. Lieberman

Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect

Matthew D. Lieberman
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

@ShahTheWanderer That is what Matthwe D. Lieberman proposes in his book Social Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect.

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Slade House, David Mitchell

Slade House

David Mitchell
K.A. AshcombK.A. Ashcomb

Slade House by David Mitchell was just a perfect read for the season and in the mood I was in. https://t.co/vu70j5T2Lj https://t.co/FiyjZoImLN

Paperback, 2016

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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