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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
Gretchen Rubin | 2015 | Education, Essays, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not quite as good as her first book, but well worth the read. I probably should have gotten the abridged version, because as usual I got tired of the anecdotes.

I find her types interesting - there are upholders, obligers, questioners, and rebels. Apparently most people are questioners or obligers (I think - I may be wrong about the obligers). (I'm a questioner, so for once in my life I'm not weird.) Then she classifies people in additional ways, like abstainers or moderators and so on. In fact, there seems to be some sort of classification or label in nearly every chapter!

Anyway, the information in the book is useful, and I am already using it in analyzing my own habits and improving them. Rubin's reading voice is fairly pleasant (I listened to the Audible version), so I don't hesitate to recommend the book.
  
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Courtney (149 KP) rated Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime in Books

Nov 28, 2018  
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
Val McDermid | 2015 | Biography, Crime
9
9.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Brilliant for forensic lovers
First I should say, I’ve never been a fan of non-fiction. It’s for this reason that this book has been sat on my shelf for around a year just waiting to be read. I finally got around to reading it and I have to say, this really dug into the depths of my interest in crime and the forensic aspect of this.

I loved how this book was set out, going through in the order in which events take place when a real life crime is committed and dedicating a chapter to each stage, providing real life examples along the way which really keeps you engrossed.

I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who is in the slightest interested in crime in general or just specific aspects such as fire scenes, toxicology and pathology.