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Nature and Science April 2024
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| Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: a Veterinarian's Story by Lee MorganIn this "captivating, fast-paced, eclectic memoir" (Kirkus Reviews), veterinarian Lee Morgan recounts his experiences providing medical care to the sled dogs of the Iditarod, the famous 1,049-mile race across Alaska. You might also like: Debbie Clarke Moderow's Fast Into the Night; Kristin Knight Pace's This Much Country. |
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| Birding to Change the World: A Memoir by Trish O'KaneFormer journalist and "accidental birder" Trish O'Kane describes how her passion for birdwatching transformed her into an environmental activist. You might also like: Mya-Rose Craig's Birdgirl; Susan Fox Rogers' Learning the Birds; Christian Cooper's Better Living Through Birding. |
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The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell is Rewriting the Story of Life
by Alfonso Martinez Arias
Although DNA typically gets star billing in the story of life, developmental biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias argues that it's actually cells that make us who we are. In accessible prose, he explains how these "master builders" utilize genetic information to construct living organisms. Read-alikes: Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Song of the Cell.
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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
by Susan Casey
Bestselling author Susan Casey (The Wave) interviews scientists and explorers to reveal the mysteries of the deep ocean. You might also like: Helen Scales' The Brilliant Abyss or Laura Trethewey's The Deepest Map.
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The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown
by Adam Welz
In this sobering account, environmental journalist Adam Welz conveys the profound and widespread impact of climate breakdown by zooming in on the "smaller stories" of the crisis, such as Puerto Rico's wild parrots, California's Joshua trees, or the hornbills of the Kalahari. Read-alikes: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hansen; Nowhere Left to Go by Benjamin von Brackel.
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Wild girls : how the outdoors shaped the women who challenged a nation
by Tiya Miles
In this beautiful, meditative work, an award-winning historian profiles trailblazing women of all races in the 19th and 20th centuries who acted on their confidence in the natural world, bringing new context to misunderstood icons and underappreciated figures. Illustrations.
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