Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My grandson recommended this book, and I am glad he did.
I appreciate the problem-solving that Grace and Rocky do. I appreciate the explanations of the steps and the math involved. I feel hopeful after reading this book.

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Deadfall by Anna Carey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I borrowed this sequel to Blackbird on the Hoopla app from my local library.
It was a fast read because I needed to know how the author would complete the story.
I recommend this two-book series.

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Blackbird by Anna Carey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This e-book has been in My Digital Library since April 13, 2018.
It is written in second-person, and I found that use of You draws me into suspended imagination easily. For me it enhanced the suspense. What would I do next? Like a choose-your-own adventure with the writer choosing the direction of the story.
I enjoyed it enough to find the second Blackbird novel on Hoopla from my local library. I hope you might enjoy it too.

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A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This cozy mystery has been in My Digital Library since March 16, 2018.
I like the story and the characcters. However, this exceeds a personal limit I have about cozy mysteries: no more tnan 1 murder (there are two) and no more than 1 attempted murder (there are two) before the mystery is solved. My personal limit can rate this cozy mystery no higher than 3 stars.

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The Portfolio Diet Dr. David Jenkins: The Evidence-based Plan to Lower Cholesterol, Reclaim Heart Health, Boost Energy and Become Overall Confident by David J. Martins RDN
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is the second one I ordered when I started researching the medication my doctor wanted to prescribe, and all medications for cholesterol-lowering state that they are to be taken with a Cholesterol-lowering diet.
This book has more numbers about how much of the 4 pillar food groups to use and how much difference we might expect to see.
There is a 60-day meal plan in the book.


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The Easiest Portfolio Diet Cookbook for Seniors: Easy and Quick Recipes to Lower Cholesterol, Support Heart Health and Reclaim Your Energy by June Harford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I purchased this book when I was researching a different medication my cardiologist wanted me to try. All the medications recommend a "cholesterol-lowering diet" in addition to medication. I was failing with general information from DASH diet, Mediterranean diet, MIND diet so I asked CoPilot for 5 "cholesterol-lowering diets" and the Portfolio diet was the first one I was unfamiliar with.
I appreciate the excellent esplanation of what the Portfolio Diet is and why using foods from the 4 pillars of groups: water-soluble grains, nuts, plant proteins, and plant sterols are documented in scientific literature.
I appreciate these recipes are simple with just the main ingredients shown without additional onions, spices, and tomatoes because those may trigger a different chronic condition of my own. There are 78 recipes in this book. I can more easily adapt recipes I already know I like.

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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wanted to read this book because I was familiar with the visual summary of this book by Doug Neill on his Verbal to Visual YouTube Channel. I highly recommend this Visual Summary to other readers before you read the book and then think about what you are learning from this book.
A concept I find most helpful is the Decision Swear Jar, "...a simple kind of precommitment contract we can apply to many of the key concepts of this book." For me, i have to watch out for "Signs of the Illusion of certainty," Overconfidence" and 11 other terms I can acknowledge I used when making decisions.
I recommend this book.


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