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Join West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel as he reviews books from all walks of literature.

Book Review: What If?

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Each week, millions of people visit Randall Munroe’s web-comic XKCD. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. And, fans of XKCD ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. Questions you probably would never even think to ask.

Munroe’s answers are clear and witty, and paired with hilarious cartoons and infographics. From The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek through chemistry, geography and physics, Munroe leaves no stone unturned in his quest for knowledge.

In this week’s book review, West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel reviews some of the questions – and answers – compiled in the book: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.

Nick Schenkel, retired Director of the West Lafayette Public Library, is a long time WBAA contributor who reviews books from all walks of literature.
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