Friday, February 11, 2011

OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word

by Allan Metcalf
"It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, bigger even than an infant's first word ma or the ubiquitous Coke. And it was the first word spoken on the moon. It's America's answer to Shakespeare. It's an entire philosophy expressed in two letters. It's very odd, but it's ... OK" (NPR).
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Fraser's Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica

by Andrew Pettegree
"Fraser's Penguins leaves one feeling exhilarated — by these remarkable creatures, the landscape they inhabit and the scientists who've devoted their lives to studying both" (New York Times Book Review).
"Sobering, fact-based cautionary treatise on the quiet storm of climate change" (Kirkus).
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