Awe

Title: Awe

Author: Dacher Keltner: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Publisher: Books on Tape

 
ISBN: 9780593629444

 

Thoughts:  Keltner has extensively studied awe and through his discussion of his findings, I gleaned that being in nature and experiencing natural awe causes people to be more open and giving.

Rating: 3/5

All the Other Mothers Hate Me

Title: All the Other Mothers Hate Me

Author: Sarah Harman

Publisher: Penguin Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  I understand why all the other mothers hate Florence, not for the reason given in the book, but because she is extremely unlikeable, and many of her motives and choices make little sense.

Rating: 2/5

How to Speak Whale

Title: How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication

Author: Tom Mustill

Publisher: Grand Central Publish

 
ISBN: 9781538739112

 

Thoughts:  A chance encounter with a whale leads Mustill on a journey to understand animal communication which he lays out in lay terms.

Rating: 4/5

Why Read Moby-Dick?

Title: Why Read Moby-Dick?

Author: Nathaniel Philbrick

Publisher: Viking

 
ISBN: 9780670022991

 

Thoughts:  This book didn't make me want to read Moby-Dick, but it did help me understand it.

Rating: 3/5