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When there were birds by Roy AdkinsWhen There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviour.
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Otherlands: A journey through Earth's extinct worlds
by Thomas Halliday
Mining the most recent paleontological advances, a brilliant paleobiologist recreates 16 extinct worlds, rendered here with a novelist’s eye for detail and drama, bringing us up close to the intricate relationships of these ancient worlds, allowing us to discover the inner working—and the fragility—of our own.
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| Life between the tides by Adam Nicolson; illustrated by Kate BoxerWhat it is: a wide-ranging and reflective look at tidal pools that is "as poetic as it is enlightening" (Publishers Weekly).
Read it for: author Adam Nicolson's account of how he built his own tidal pool in Scotland in order to more closely observe these liminal worlds.
For fans of: Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, David George Haskell's The Forest Unseen. |
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| The treeline: The last forest and the future of life on Earth by Ben RawlenceDid you know? "Covering one fifth of the globe, and containing one third of all the trees on earth, the boreal is the second largest biome, or living system, after the ocean."
The forest for the trees: Former Human Rights Watch researcher Ben Rawlence focuses on six important taiga trees as he tracks the steady northward shift of the Arctic treeline due to climate change and ponders what this means for humanity.
Reviewers say: "A title of the utmost importance at a time of tremendous peril" (Booklist). |
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| Bird brother: A falconer's journey and the healing power of wildlife by Rodney Stotts with Kate PipkinWhat it is: a "thought-provoking, moving, and inspiring" (Library Journal) memoir by Rodney Stotts, who recounts his impoverished upbringing and unlikely path to becoming a conservationist, wildlife educator, and one of the few Black master falconers in the United States.
Media buzz: Stotts' journey is also documented in "The Falconer," an episode of the PBS documentary series America Reframed.
For fans of: Helen MacDonald's H is for Hawk. |
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| Off the edge: Flat Earthers, conspiracy culture, and why people will believe anything by Kelly WeillWhat it is: journalist Kelly Weill's "timely and disturbing study" (Kirkus Reviews) of conspiracy theories, which explains what they are, why people believe in them, and how the “conspiratorial melting pot” of the internet has brought them increasingly into the mainstream.
Contains: incisive analyses of Y2K, 9/11 trutherism, and QAnon, as well as an immersive investigation of Flat Earth theory from its origins in 1830s England to the present day. |
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| Heartbreak: A personal and scientific journey by Florence WilliamsLove hurts: In the aftermath of divorce, journalist Florence Williams embarks on a journey of healing and self-discovery, resulting in a "raw and exhaustively reported exploration" (Washington Post) of the science of heartbreak.
What becomes of the brokenhearted? According to the research, an elevated risk of disease and premature death.
How can you mend a broken heart? Strategies employed by the author include therapy, connecting with a larger purpose, finding a new relationship, MDMA, and, of course, letting time heal all wounds. |
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