The Alchemy of Air (4/5)

The Alchemy of air
Thomas Hager

The world is full of people. Around 7.4 Billion. We feed all these people by using fixed nitrates as a fertilizer. Without them, we could only sustain about 4 billion people. We have two german scientists to thank for this, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch. The Alchemy of Air goes into how they developed the process that feeds our planet, and how they used it to develop weapons for Germany in world war 1 and 2.

I read this book for a college class, and I really enjoyed it. It has a literary aspect to it, which makes the book read like a story instead of just history. I also really enjoyed how the author went into Haber and Bosch's personal lives, and what motivated them to do what they did. When you humanize them like this, you really have to wonder wether they were good or bad. Overall I really enjoyed this book, but it did get technical and science-y at times, which doesn't interest me as much. So the book gets a 4 out of 5 stars. I really encourage you to read this book if you are interested science or in WWI and WWII.

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews, hopefully I can write more soon, college has been very busy.

July 2016 Wrap UP

Hey Internet! July was a tough month for me, and I except August to be even worse. I'm starting college and I expect to be busy taking care of everything. However, I still managed to read four books this month.

• School's Out-Forever by James Patterson
• This book was good, but I don't really remember it, so there's that. Also I gave it three stars, so it can't have been the best.
• Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
• This book, (for me at least) was the final book in the fugitives part of the maximum ride series. I have decided not to continue the series because I really don't like it that much, but I liked this book individually, so I gave it 4 stars.
• I Hate Myselfie by Shane Dawson
• I loved this book. It was so funny and full of good messages. Shane is a great author and I can't wait to read his second book. I don't think it will go down as a favorite, but it's still a great one; so it gets 4 stars from me. 
• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
• I liked the beginning and the end; but the middle wasn't that great. Also the main character was really whiny and pessimistic, but I loved the ending so much I gave it four stars.

Here are the books I'm trying to read this month:

• The Merciless 2 by Danielle Vega
• Laboratory Life by Bruno Latour (this is a book for school so I probably won't do a review on it)
• Miss Mabel's school for girls (books 1& 2) by Katie Cross

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you soon with another review. Let me know what you guys read this month! I'd love to talk about book you did and didn't like!