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Title: The Physics of Christmas : From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey by Roger Highfield ISBN: 0-316-36695-1 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Magic Explained and Retained
Comment: For those who believe curiosity killed the cat, this book proves such cliches to be incorrect. Dr. Highfield has done well to organize the massive amounts of research in sociology, psychology, chemistry, physics etc. in such a way as to explain much of the mysteries and associations of the holidays. Despite such "debunking", Highfield somehow manages to retain much of the mystery and joy of Christmas in his writing, which balances humor and academic rigor nicely. This is a must read for the perpetually curious, and holiday revelers of all sorts.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting read, fascinating science, great history
Comment: If you are one of those people who has to ask "Why" about everything then you will find this a fascinating book. It is indeed centered around Christmas and all the traditions and expectations of that season, but it is much more than another historical or anthropological book about the holiday. It does have a lot of historical information and makes a fascinating read just for that fact. But in addition it has scientific information from many disciples that just builds more fascination into the subject.
Each chapter stands alone and so you can pick one that sounds interesting and read it. Each deals with a different aspect of the season and so does not build on a previous chapter. Read it in the order of your interests. Chapters cover such areas as Santa, reindeer, Christmas trees, food, snow and seasonal moods.
The writing style is easy flowing and fun to read. You don't need to know anything about physics, or any other science for that matter, to follow and understand the book. It is a unique style of writing because the book is easy and fun to read like a novel and yet packed so full of information that it is more like a science book. So, which is it? I'm not sure, but if regular science books were this interesting and fun instead of full of dry examples then perhaps science scores in schools would climb.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating Collection for the Trivia Buff
Comment: As a fan of trivia, I found the scientific and historical accounts contained within fascinating. It gives, as a whole, a sort of evolution of Christmas and it's traditions, interesting scientific information, and riduculously unimportant facts that are still a lot of fun to read. Also, the book is wonderful coffee table reading because it is not required, or even recommended, to read it from cover to cover. It is essentially a compendum of interesting essays, and a good buy.
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Title: The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works by Roger Highfield ISBN: 0142003557 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Physics of Baseball (3rd Edition) by Robert K. Adair ISBN: 0060084367 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Flight of the Reindeer : The True Story of Santa Claus and his Christmas Mission by Robert Sullivan ISBN: 0028612922 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 16 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick, Art Huffman ISBN: 0062731009 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Physics of Hockey by Alain Hache ISBN: 0801870712 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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