Maria Birmingham

Explores what left-handedness is and means, through the lenses of history, biography and culture. Lefties have interesting advantages in certain sports. Even animals can show a preference for one side or the other. Includes sidebars of fun facts and handedness quizzes. After reading this, I think it's more accurate to refer to myself as mixed-handed!

WeirdZone: Sports is a book that is not meant to be read in one sitting, it is more for skimming through to gain information about a specific sport or to find a new sport to play. What I liked the most was how the book was organized. The book was divided into four chapters: solo, team, water, snow/ice. Each chapter was a different color and had their own picture, with the book closed the colors were visible on the outer pages. This organization made accessing the information a lot simpler. show more Also, even though the book was not meant to be red in one sitting, it was still interesting to read about a decent amount of sports before getting bored. Some pages had quizzes to take to see if you actually knew the information and some had ways to play the sport by yourself. The main idea was to create an easy to use, encyclopedia of sports. show less

This is an informational book built around the quest for immortality that highlights different pathways and orientations someone could take to trying to prevent death forever. The illustrations are gorgeous and the use of color, black, and white keeps the book looking really neatly organized. This is one I could keep coming back to.

A fascinating look at immortality that spans mythology, futuristic science, and everything in between.