In her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives...
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A wonderful book for everyone young and old. It illustrates teenage life and the hardships of not being able to stand out. This book really makes you think and lets you see that lonely kid in the back of the classrom that sits by himself in a whole new way.
i feel that this book leans more towards philosophy rather than science. Most of the articles talk about the history of Earth and not so much of predictions about the future. It's a good book for people who are outside thinkers and have large imaginations.
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The Schwa Was Here by Neil Shusterman
xingkyro, November 4, 2008
A wonderful book for everyone young and old. It illustrates teenage life and the hardships of not being able to stand out. This book really makes you think and lets you see that lonely kid in the back of the classrom that sits by himself in a whole new way.Year Million: Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge by Damien Broderick
xingkyro, November 4, 2008
i feel that this book leans more towards philosophy rather than science. Most of the articles talk about the history of Earth and not so much of predictions about the future. It's a good book for people who are outside thinkers and have large imaginations.