This book arrived on my desk to cries of ''Amy Farrah Fowler's written a book?'' or ''No, that's Blossom'' depending on your generation. Mayim Bialik is or was both, of course, but in addition to being a well-known sitcom actress she is also a neuroscientist (and the only PhD on The Big Bang Theory, except for the characters). Aimed at teenagers, this book focuses on growing up as a girl, or ''Girling up'' if you will, and what it means to transition from school girl to grown up, via that hideous detour of teenage years. [[Girling Up by Mayim Bialik|Full Review]]
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===[[Choosing the Perfect Puppy by Pippa Mattinson]]===
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If you have ever, for even a fleeting moment, thought about getting a puppy, you really ought to read this book. Too many people are carried away in the heat of the moment and ''must'' have a particular breed and go ahead without any thought about the consequences. They then have to live with the problems which ''might'' have been avoided for a decade or more. The puppy and the adult dog also has to live with an owner who might not be able to accommodate his needs. [[:Category:Pippa Mattinson|Pippa Mattinson]] is my go-to author on matters dog related: she talks sense. She doesn't try to talk you out of getting a particular breed or any puppy: she simply presents the facts and allows you to make your own decisions. [[Choosing the Perfect Puppy by Pippa Mattinson|Full Review]]
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