February in books

Yesterday's breadcrumb was about the disposable culture of the ancient Israelites. Today's breadcrumb is about what they could -- and couldn't -- do with animal fat.

So, following up with last month's list, here are the books I read in February. (Note: numbering continues from last month.)

( 7. Don't Know Much About Mythology, Kenneth C. Davis )

( 8. The Dracula Tape, Fred Saberhagen )

( 9-15. Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony )

( 16. The Velocity of Honey and More Science of Everyday Life, Jay Ingram )

Book review: The Velocity of Honey

I mentioned this morning that The Velocity of Honey by Jay Ingram might warrent its own book review. Well, here it is.

The book tackles a surprising range of scientific challenges and revelations. Very light on techno-babble, even I could understand it. Most chapters introduced a topic, then discussed it from a variety of angles and potential answers. As often as not, the answers were elusive -- still unsolved by science despite the apparent simplicity of the problem. Quite frankly, I appreciated the honest approach: not all problems have been solved by science, at least not yet. Some may never be solved.

( Behind the cut are some of my favourite chapters )

So, with all that science under my belt, it's time for karate. TTFN!