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I read a few very interesting books yesterday.  I read A Terrible Thing to Waste  by     Harriet A. Washington   and The Good Gut  by   Justin Sonnenburg  and  Erica Sonnenburg .   Both The Good Gut and A Terrible Thing to Waste are interesting, well researched books.  There is a lot of scientific jargon in the books, so despite clearly attempting to make the information available to the masses, I'm not sure that they succeed.  The books do a decent job of describing the problems, showing the research and then describing steps you can take to make things better.  In the end, I don't feel super excited about the steps to make things better.  The truth is that the issue described is systematic and rather terrifying.  The steps to make things better are small.  Though the resources appear great and helpful, I honestly have doubts about making things work in a real and lasting way.  That leads me to be a bit disappointed in the book.  It could be the piece where reading t

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you enjoy Mister Rogers, you'll love this book. If you interact with children, you'll love this book. It's amazing. I love how the neighborhood made hard things easy to talk about. This book contains almost every song that made the world a better place. I can't begin to express how much I love it. View all my reviews