Jon Tavernier

Books

My goal is to read at least one book a month, which I usually am able to do since I read while on the way to and from work. I use GoodReads.com to track what I'm currently reading, have read, and plan to read. The data below comes from my reviews on their site.

Currently Reading

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

GoodRead's Book Description:

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

Recently Read

I have rated each book on a super technical five star scale.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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The Making of Home: The 500-Year Story of How Our Houses Became Our Homes
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On Immunity: An Inoculation
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$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character
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Anatomy and Physiology For Dummies®
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Chemistry for Dummies
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Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
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Lab Girl
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
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Now I Know: The Revealing Stories Behind the World's Most Interesting Facts
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The ONE Thing
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
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On Trails: An Exploration
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Basic Machines and How They Work
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A Life in Parts
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
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Politics from A to Z
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Ancient Greece
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service
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Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
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When Breath Becomes Air
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Shoe Dog
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Dad Is Fat
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Food: A Love Story
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
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Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
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