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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life (originale 2021; edizione 2021)di Jess Phoenix (Autore)
Informazioni sull'operaMs. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life di Jess Phoenix (2021)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Interesting, well-written...And disappointing. It fails the Chekhov's Gun rule. The first chapter is about her joining the Explorers Club, on the basis of her volcano work and Blueprint Earth, which she co-founded. She mentions unequal access to science, for women and POC; Blueprint Earth was supposed to be a step in improving that. Sounded interesting. And then...nothing. The rest of the book, while interesting and enjoyable, never talks about Blueprint Earth at all. Hmph! Her expeditions are fascinating, and I learned some new things - but did she ever go on an expedition without a disaster? She seems to severely injure herself on or just prior to most of her expeditions. In fact, I felt like the book had the same problem as the Discovery Channel expedition - just doing her work, discovering amazing things about volcanos, wasn't interesting enough; she had to write about disasters and difficulties. I'd rather have read more about the expeditions that didn't go wrong. And the book ends with her being triggered to run for Congress...without mentioning the result (she lost, badly - I Googled it). Which makes it a very limp and pointless ending. That's where the Blueprint Earth details should have gone. So - interesting, very well-written, disappointing. I hope she writes more, and stops trying to make it "exciting" - her everyday work is plenty exciting! An enjoyable look into the science of volcanoes and geology. The author had me in the beginning, with her description of her invitation to the Explorer's Club in New York City. What a dream that would be! Phoenix continues with her experiences in Hawaii, Mexico, and many other places. She definitely seems to lead an exciting life. And I got the feeling that she is a very personable and interesting person to know. I wish her luck in the continuation of her career. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:"Jess Phoenix's work encompasses science and representation in such a delightful melding that it could only come from as spry and playful a soul as hers! Open this book and jump into the volcano!" â??Patton Oswalt As a volcanologist, natural hazards expert, and founder of Blueprint Earth, Jess Phoenix has dedicated her life to scientific exploration. Her career pathâ??hard earned in the male-dominated world of scienceâ??has led her into still-flowing Hawaiian lava fields, congressional races, glittering cocktail parties at Manhattanâ??s elite Explorers Club, and numerous pairs of Caterpillar work boots. It has also inspired her to devote her life to making science more inclusive and accessible. Ms. Adventure skillfully blends personal memoir, daring adventure, and scientific exploration, following Phoenixâ??s journey from reality television sites deep in Ecuadorian jungles to Andean glaciers, university classrooms to Death Valley in summer. She has even chased down members of a Mexican cartel to retrieve a stolen favorite rock hammer. Readers will delight in her unbelievable adventures, all embarked on for the love of science Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)551.21Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Geology, Hydrology Meteorology Volcanoes, earthquakes, thermal waters and gases VolcanoesClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I love reading about things I know nothing about and I enjoyed this book from Jess Phoenix (who I follow on Twitter) but something was missing here but I'm not quite sure what. Did I want a little more science? Maybe Did I just want more photos? Maybe?
I mean there were encounters with bad guys, lava flows, eruptions, wacky stunts done for crazy TV people, a visit to The Explorer's Club to name a few so I'm not sure what I needed. I think part of her message is science is important but it also involves a lot of boring minutia and hours and hours of data analysis and it's NOT all exploding lava bombs.
So anyway, it's good and quite interesting but I don't find myself gushing about it and trying to convince everybody to read it in the way I was hoping to feel after finishing.
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