This is a memoir of the life of the Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal published in 2011. I have owned the book for that long as well, but never tried to read it until this year. The beginning of the book is set against the background of the 2008 Wimbledon finals in London. This wasContinueContinue reading “Review of “Rafa” by Rafael Nadal and John Carlin”
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Review of “The Fight of My Life” by Ethan W. Brown
The official title of this book is The Fight of My Life: Persevering through Neurofibromatosis. This book was given to me by a friend, written by her son who had this illness. Ethan Brown wrote this book over a span three years, even as his illness became progressively worse. This book is an autobiography aboutContinueContinue reading “Review of “The Fight of My Life” by Ethan W. Brown”
Review of “The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories, & Things” by Robert Solomon
Wow, what a title, right? Understandably, it might be off-putting to some, but as an avid reader and learner of math and science, I bought it as soon as I saw it! This book is basically a math history book. In chronological order, Robert Solomon lists all the major discoveries in mathematics starting with “WritingContinueContinue reading “Review of “The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories, & Things” by Robert Solomon”
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