Tag Archives: animals

Book Review: The Thing With Feathers

Posted on April 28, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Thing With Feathers: The Surprising Lives Of Birds And What They Reveal About Humans, by Noah Strycher One of the themes of a great many contemporary books is the similarities that animals have with human beings in somewhat surprising … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Short Philosophy Of Birds

Posted on April 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Short Philosophy Of Birds, by Philippe J. DuBois and Elise Rousseau This book is at its best when it is describing the life of birds, and at its worst when it is philosophizing from the behavior of birds. While … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Nowhere Left To Go

Posted on April 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

Nowhere Left To Go: How Climate Change Is Driving Species To The Ends Of The Earth, by Benjamin Von Brackel A book as melodramatic as this one deserves a soundtrack with the (almost) title track being Melissa Ethridge’s “Nowhere To … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Secret Life Of The City

Posted on April 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

Secret Life Of The City: How Nature Thrives In The Urban Wild, by Hanna Bjorgaas I remember reading a book originally in Norwegian about geography and finding it faintly ridiculous that the author found Norwegian cartography so notable on the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Emotional Life Of Animals

Posted on April 6, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Emotional Life Of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, And Empathy–And Why They Matter, by Marc Bekoff I’m surprised why this book needs to exist in the first place. There is a wide gap between the understanding … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How The Zebra Got Its Stripes

Posted on April 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

How The Zebra Got Its Stripes: Darwinian Stories Told Through Evolutionary Biology, by Leo Grasset I have to admit that I found this book to be entertaining, but not perhaps in the way that the author would have enjoyed. This … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Genesis

Posted on April 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

Genesis: The Deep Origin Of Societies, by Edward O. Wilson Beware of the writer who says he (or she) has no dogma. Everyone has dogma, as it is a matter of worldview and not of formally religious belief. Since everyone … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Animals Of A Bygone Era

Posted on March 28, 2024 by nathanalbright

Animals Of A Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium, by Maia Safstrom Although this book is a simple enough one to read, it has a surprising degree of poignancy and relevance, in that it is a book about creatures who are … Continue reading →

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A Friend Of Little Birds

Posted on March 18, 2024 by nathanalbright

It is sometimes hard for little creatures realize that they have friends. A dear friend of mine told me a story about how her father moved a nest of a small bird species from on top of their radiator, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals

Posted on February 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals: A New History: From The Shadow Of The Dinosaurs To Us, by Steve Brusatte Having read about the Cenozoic Period before–that is, the period between the cataclysmic end of the time of the Dinosaurs to … Continue reading →

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