Review: Surf Like a Girl

Surf Like a Girl by Carolina Amell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Cyber Attack Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse and Everything in Between

Cyber Attack Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse and Everything in Between by Nick Selby
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Computer security is on subject I want to know a lot more about so its why I got this book. It shocked me to read that people get fake degrees. Somehow I never thought that people would want to get fake degrees. Why would anyone want to get a fake medical degree? It does not make sense to me. If they don't know what they are doing people can get hurt of die.
Its depressing to me to read about trolling. Why would anyone want to make people miserable or feel bad? People getting harassed online makes me want to quit the internet for good. It makes me want to move to the woods and spend my days in the wilderness with nature. It makes me want to do something better with my life than use a computer. At least not everyone on the internet is mean. I am glad for that.
I think this book was well worth the time it took me to read. I can't think of anything else to write in this review so I will stop writing.


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Review: The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work

The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work by Craig N Huegel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When I looked at a plant before I read this book I did not think much about what processes were going on in the plant even thought i had read botany for dummies and should have known better. This book heavy physically and its heavy with what it has in its pages. Its packed with interesting information. I can't say I had a favorite chapter because they were all my favorite chapters.
If you want to know more about the inner workings of plants read this book. I am glad I did. The only problem is that I can't remember ever single word that is in the book. I wish books could be downloaded into my brain. The nature of plants was a fascinating read.

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Review: Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World

Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World by Asi Burak
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Before read this book I had never heard about most of the video games in this book. I think. My favorite part of the book was part II. It talks about foldit, zooniverse. The idea that I could help science in some small way is exciting to me. I also enjoyed the the last chapter about virtual reality. I have never worn a VR headset but, the chapter made me want to try one.
I wish icivics were around when I was in school. It sounds fun. I remember some things from my civics class but, I am probably would have remembered more if I had been assigned to play this game.
I think I learned a lot of great information by reading this book. I enjoyed it. That's all I can think of to write about this book.

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Review: Becoming an Ethical Hacker

Becoming an Ethical Hacker by Gary Rivlin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had heard about Ethical Hacking but, did not know much about it. So I was excited when I saw this book. I was even more excited to see that the books is not a long read. My favorite interviews from the book are Angela Gunn. I used to watched digital duo when it was on PBS. Though I did not remember her name.
The other interview that I liked was Dave Weinstein. I thought he had a lot of useful advice. He worked in video games and then went to security. I thought all the interviews were good though.
And I also enjoyed reading the appendix. The books and websites he the author recommended seem interesting. I went to all the websites mentioned in the appendix. And am reading reverse engineering for beginners by Dennis yurichev which was mentioned in the appendix.
It did not take me long to read the book. And I think I learned something about ethical hacking by reading the book.


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Review: Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee

Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee by Hattie Ellis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading this book. I know I have never said that about a book before. Right. There is so much that I found interesting in this book. It hard to remember it all. My favorite story was about Brother Adam who was a monk at Buckfast Abby who bread honeybees. After he was diagnosed with a heart problem he traveled over 120,000 miles in search of honeybee breeding stock over the next 26 years. Amazing.
I also enjoyed reading about how bees got from the east cost of American to the west coast. I had never thought about that before. I suppose I thought the bees migrated themselves. I never thought that the would have had to be shipped.
It was defiantly wroth the time it took to read the book. I thought there was a lot of great history about honeybees in this book. I am glad I read the it.

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