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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · 3d ago

We all know what amoebas are, but most of us don’t really know much about these little creatures. If you are amoeba-curious this short book is for you. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐. #bookstodon https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/microscope

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Mar 03, 2026

Eight unexpected and inspiring stories about the essential work being done by exemplary federal employees. An excellent follow up to Lewis’s The Fifth Risk. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/i-m-a-shooting-star

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Feb 24, 2026

Science is hard work, and breakthroughs can meet resistance. This is a well-researched, thoughtfully done book on the topic by an experienced author of science for the nonexpert. I was hooked by it almost from the start. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookstodon https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/standmyground

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Feb 19, 2026

Book Two of this multiverse, time-travelling series puts Diego and Isobel’s love to the test as they must struggle to find their way back to each other. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/you-will-find-me

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Feb 17, 2026

A gentle humor carries this quintessential coming-of-age tale with a “closeted teenager at boot camp” twist. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/just-gonna-have-to-be-a-different-man

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Feb 10, 2026

A collection of detective stories from 23 sci-fi and fantasy writers. Like any collection you’ll have your favorites, but I found them all enjoyable. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/meet-all-sorts

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Feb 03, 2026

On sale today! You can read my Four Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here: https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/brother-moses

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Jan 27, 2026

This collection of nine moments in our nation’s history sheds a light on the evolution of the promises of the American Revolution. Three and a Half Stars ⭐⭐⭐🌠
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/it-is-the-right-of-the-people

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Jan 20, 2026

I loved Tóibín’s sparse and evocative writing but was frustrated at the characters inability to NOT keep secrets, and at the unsatisfactory ending. Two and 1/2 Stars. ⭐⭐🌠
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/a-secret-garden

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Jan 14, 2026

The compelling true story of a slave during the American Revolution, whose commitment to freedom transformed his life and those of his family and congregation. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/brother-moses

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Jan 06, 2026

A history of science book that walks us through our cells and what causes them (and us) to die, with a scientist’s view on the value (or lack of value) of so-called longevity products. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/innocents

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Dec 30, 2025

Another excellent book by Jack Kelly. Thomas Paine’s words really did rally our nation at its birth. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/johnny-has-gone-for-a-soldier

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Dec 23, 2025

In The Wide Wide Sea author Hampton Sides has delivered an engaging and highly readable account of Captain James Cook’s third and final voyage. #bookstodon
https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/the-island-greeting-that-we-send-to-you

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Dec 16, 2025

Looking for the definitive history of the internet era? This book is not it. But, if you want to hear the ruminations of a smart, funny and opinionated journalist who has covered the internet from the start, well this IS that book. 3.5 ⭐#bookstodon
https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/goodness-gracious-great-balls-of-fire

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Dec 09, 2025

A complete account of the life of Mary Patten, who, in 1856, courageously took command of her husband’s clipper ship in perilous seas while he lay ill. How she did so is the thrilling centerpiece of this book. Three stars ⭐⭐⭐
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/i-m-your-captain

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Nov 27, 2025

In this review I explain that I overcame my confusion about who this book is for after I settled in to enjoy this entertaining short read. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐

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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/money-changes-everything

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Nov 22, 2025

A daughter’s journey uncovering the true story of her family’s past as Nazi spies, that her father had kept secret for all of her life. A nonfiction that reads like a novel. #bookstodon #nonfiction #wwii #nazispies
https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/keeping-all-my-secrets-safe-tonight

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Nov 13, 2025

A fascinating look at the rise of GLP-1 drugs, with a focus on Ozempic. Easily the best reportorial nonfiction books I’ve read this year. 4 and a half stars.
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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/it-s-magic

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Nov 07, 2025

Jeffrey Kluger sets NASA’s Gemini missions in their rightful place in the history of the US manned space missions, exploring the drama that followed the Mercury flights and paving the way for Apollo.

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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/ticket-to-ride

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Oct 30, 2025

A beautifully written layered novel with time-travelling bones that tells captivating storis of human connections with a glitch-in-time in common. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/mind-flip

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Steve Up North @stevrbee@mastodon.world · Oct 23, 2025

Chris Hayes’ deep dive into the “attention economy” is cogent and informative, even if a deeper dive than necessary to get the point across. But I loved listening to Hayes’ narration of the audiobook. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐

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https://steves-book-stuff.beehiiv.com/p/i-want-you-to-want-me

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