Don't be put off by the NYT's sourpuss comment about Ms. Roach's chatty footnotes. Will Cuppy, the funniest historian ever to write books, also used the footnote technique for risible effect. (I'll bet everything down to my last loincloth that the NYT reviewer has never read one damn word of Cuppy's. Or would be able to identify Cuppy or name one book he wrote.)
This book is about a fascinating, universal, but subject, and Ms. Roach's tone is perfect. One to read a dozen times and share with friends.
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This is one of the best gift books imaginable. But buy a copy for yourself, too, because you'll read it many times. I didn't find the typeface objectionable, and I appreciated the fact that I learned something new on nearly every page.
Best of all, it's written by an Oregon author.
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Jeff Taylor, May 26, 2008
Don't be put off by the NYT's sourpuss comment about Ms. Roach's chatty footnotes. Will Cuppy, the funniest historian ever to write books, also used the footnote technique for risible effect. (I'll bet everything down to my last loincloth that the NYT reviewer has never read one damn word of Cuppy's. Or would be able to identify Cuppy or name one book he wrote.)This book is about a fascinating, universal, but subject, and Ms. Roach's tone is perfect. One to read a dozen times and share with friends.
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Reel Women: The World of Women Who Fish by Lyla Foggia
Jeff Taylor, May 26, 2008
This is one of the best gift books imaginable. But buy a copy for yourself, too, because you'll read it many times. I didn't find the typeface objectionable, and I appreciated the fact that I learned something new on nearly every page.Best of all, it's written by an Oregon author.
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