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July 09, 2020

REVIEW: An Irresistible Story of Murder, Stanford University, Eugenics, and Fish

July 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Irresistible Story of Murder, Stanford University, Eugenics, and Fish

Stanford’s First President Was, to Put it Mildly, a Very Complicated Man

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July 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
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Fish, Science
January 22, 2018

5 Hot Books: Genocide in WW II Ukraine, When Will We Die? and More

January 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Genocide in WW II Ukraine, When Will We Die? and More

And Scientists Duel to Shape The World

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January 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Holocaust, Science, Crime
June 30, 2017

LISTS: The 5 Books Bill Gates Says You Should Read This Summer

June 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen
LISTS: The 5 Books Bill Gates Says You Should Read This Summer

Including Memoirs from a Comedian, a 'Hillbilly,' and an Ex-President

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June 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bill Gates, Book Recommendations, Memoirs, Science
February 21, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Vaccine Scientists, a History of Rorschach Tests, and More

February 21, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Vaccine Scientists, a History of Rorschach Tests, and More

And a Thriller About a Supreme Court Confirmation Battle

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February 21, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Medicine, Science, Psychiatry, Chinese-American Fiction
August 19, 2016

Q&A: A New Book on Using Genetic Breakthroughs to Try to Save a Sick Boy's Life

August 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A New Book on Using Genetic Breakthroughs to Try to Save a Sick Boy's Life

Mark Johnson Talks About 'One in a Billion,' which Began as a Pulitzer-Winning Newspaper Series

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August 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Genetics, Medicine, Disease, Science
April 22, 2016

REVIEW: "Lab Girl" is the Story of a Brilliant Woman Scientist With Literary Flair

April 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: "Lab Girl" is the Story of a Brilliant Woman Scientist With Literary Flair

A passion for plant science -- and a drive to overcome obstacles

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April 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Women, Science, Memoir, Feminism
April 18, 2016

Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

And a sociological look at the history of the ghetto

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April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mark Twain, Women, Science, Ghetto, Race
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