Nick Schenkel Book Reviews

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews


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Book Review: Five Windows
November 22, 2019

A work-at-home book publisher witnesses three nearby houses burn down in his suburban San Francisco neighborhood. A mystery unravels as this main character becomes more concerned with the events surrounding him. This is the Hitchcockian story of Five

Book Review: Real Talk About LGBTQIAP
November 15, 2019

We have all had our secret questions on the nature of human sexuality, gender identity, and biological sex in this day in age. The book entitled Real Talk About LGBTQIAP is a written conversation aiming to answer your concerns and curiosities. From

Book Review: Turned On
November 08, 2019

It seems that most humans greatly fear the rise of machines. From Elon Musk's fears of Artificial Intelligence to presidential candidate Andrew Yang's fear of automation of American jobs. However, Turned On: Science, Sex, and Robots by Kate Devlin looks

Book Review: Movie Guides
November 01, 2019

We have all had the moment in our lives where we cannot decide on what movie to watch. If you are the type to be browsing the internet all night looking at movie reviews, perhaps consider one of these film books. Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide and

Book Review: Proof!
October 25, 2019

You may remember the days of taking geometry in high school. You may have even considered the discipline as "useless" while in fury at your hard homework. Proof! by Amir Alexander gives readers the historical proof that geometry matters more than we think

Book Review: A Beginner's Guide to Japan
October 18, 2019

You walk into a room and flip the light switch down to turn the lights on . Each member of your family has a different street address despite you all living in the same home. What kind of crazy place is this? A Beginner's Guide to Japan shows these are

Book Review: The Ultimate Tool Book
October 11, 2019

Are you the type to install your own cabinets, build furniture, and considered the "handyman?" If so, this book may be a necessary addition to the bookshelf you made. The Ultimate Tool Book: Every Tool You Need to Own , written by the Popular Mechanics

Book Review: Tapestry
October 04, 2019

A huntsmen stumbles upon a mute girl lost in the woods and unfamiliar with her past. After taking her in, they slowly put together the fragments of the former life she has forgotten. The first of an epic fantasy series, this is the story of Tapestry:

Book Review: Humans, A Brief History of How We F***ed It All Up
September 27, 2019

It all started with a mistake. The earliest known human, Lucy, fell from a tree and died. It doesn't get much better from there in Humans: A Brief History of How We F***ed It All Up by Tom Phillips. This comedically thought provoking book looks at the

Book Review: Agrippina
September 20, 2019

In the limited amount of ancient history we have, many women have been swept under the rug. It's difficult for historians to really know much about ancient women, as little could be written about them. In the book Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman