North Middlesex Regional High School
Honors Chemistry 2004-05 - Mr. Virzi
Book Reviews on Independent Reading


Hyperspace : A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension by MICHIO KAKU -
Melissa B.


The Double Helix : A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson -
Kevin M.
Casey T.
Mike S.
KellyAnne J.
Laura J.


Contact by Carl Sagan -
Kim G.
Brian F.
Bryon C.


Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester -
Ally G.
Stephanie D.
Austin C.


Ether Day : The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It - by J.M. Fenster
Joanne W.
Kim G.
Kaylie B.
Willow A.
Elizabeth R.
Mr. Virzi


If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Stephen Webb -
Joanne W.
Laura J.


Understanding the Genome (Science Made Accessible) by Scientific American -
Rebecca R.
Casey T.


The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes-
Melissa B.


The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics by Robin Marantz Henig-
Leigha W.


Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by JON KRAKAUER-
Austin C.


Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets by Donald Goldsmith, Jon Lomberg-
Joel R.


Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table by Richard Morris-
Stephanie D.


The Demon in the Freezer by RICHARD PRESTON-
April R.


Once upon a Universe: Not So Grimm Tales of Cosmology by Robert Gilmore -
Charles Q.
Brittany C.


Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) by Barbara Goldsmith -
Margaret V.


The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes by Colin Evans -
Rebecca R.


Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James Lovelock -
Laria H.


Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood Oliver Sacks -
Mr. Virzi


Hyperspace : A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension by MICHIO KAKU -
Melissa B.


Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony by LEWIS THOMAS -
Margaret V.


Comet by CARL SAGAN -
Grant B.
Andrew M.


The Anthrax Letters: A Medical Detective Story by Leonard A. Cole -
Nicole H.
Lauren P.
Michelle K.
Rachel F.


Genome by Matt Ridley -
Tim C.


Brave New World by Aldous Huxley -
Jess D.


The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg -
Laria H.


Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics by Robert Gilmore -
Tiffany N.


Rosalind Franklin : The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox -
Katrina S.


Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution by Lynn Margulis -
Leigha W.


Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam -
Kate D.
Tanya G.
Willow A.
KellyAnne J.
Ally G.
Jess D.
Jason C.
Jen D.
Joel R.
Kaylie B.
April R.
Sarah S.
Nicole H.
Michelle K.
Heather A.
Brittany C.
Tom W.
Charles Y.
Ashley P.
Brian F.
Charles Q.
Elizabeth R.
Kyle B.
Tiffany N.


Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser -
Kate D.
Bryon C.
Ashley P.
Tim C.
Lauren P.
Charles Y.
Sarah S.
Rachel F.
Jason C.
Tom W.
Katrina S.
Mike S.
Jen D.
Andrew M.
Heather A.
Kevin M.
Grant B.
Kyle B.


The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat : The Story of the Penicillin Miracle by Eric Lax -
Tanya G.