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pickUsing the nighttime satellite map of the US as a jumping off point, Stark looked for some of the darkest places. He went to 4 of them and here recounts his own travels, some history of those places, and some of the American giants (Muir, Leopold, Thoreau) who helped shape early conservation thought. I really liked this.
pickThis was such a rich and fun book. What a fascinating and important life Mr. Cooper has led. I think he‘s done just about everything and has punctuated those moments with birdsong.
I recommend listening to the audiobook. It is read by the author and uses examples of the bird calls provided by the Cornell Laboratory. #bookspinbingo #doublespin
Lichens take nutrients from the air and so absorb many times more radioactive isotopes than other plants. #TodayILearned #NFN
pickI finished this one the other day but have been so busy I haven‘t had a chance to post it! One day I‘d love to get to Scotland, but I would need a life time to see everything.
Just me, starting another book, with my Lindisfarne (Holy Island) bookmark, whilst looking at *actual* Lindisfarne out of the window.
Looking forward to this book!
I often get inspired to travel to places I read about in novels. When I saw this book in the public library catalogue I thought it would be interesting. And probably inspire me to keep travelling. Books covered include The Odyssey, Frankenstein, Heart of Darkness. Grapes of Wrath, A Suitable Boy, Exit West and The Lincoln Highway and lots more. I‘m looking forward to diving in and seeing where this book takes me!
so-soEven though the story of a family on the run was quite interesting, especially how it influenced the kids. The reason for their escape seemed a bit dubios to me. In the end it is father terrorizing a family. Again the story is interesting, but the writing is a bit boring.
A sexually ambiguous man falls to pieces after a child-death and his marriage's demise. He turns to nearly every drug imaginable (religion, travel, sex, talk-therapy, family, folklore...) before reconnecting with a past love thought foregone; meanwhile, he comes into the inheritance of an ancestral...