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Book Review: Tiny Dino Worlds

Posted on August 2, 2024 by nathanalbright

Tiny Dino Worlds: Create Your Own Prehistoric Habitats, by Christine Bayles Kortsch It is unclear to me at least how popular terrariums or related types of gardens are to me. Once upon a time I had a terrarium for myself … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Unseen City

Posted on August 1, 2024 by nathanalbright

Unseen City: The Majesty Of Pigeons, The Discreet Charm Of Snails & Other Wonders Of The Urban Wilderness, by Nathanael Johnson There are at least a few books that I have seen that seek to capture the sense of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dinosaurs: New Visions Of A Lost World

Posted on July 31, 2024 by nathanalbright

Dinosaurs: New Visions Of A Lost World, by Michael J. Benton This book’s existence appears to be centered on its appeal in bringing odd Chinese dinosaur fossils to a Western dino-loving audience. If my feelings about China’s government are largely … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Forbidden Creatures

Posted on June 16, 2024 by nathanalbright

Forbidden Creatures: Inside The World Of Animal Smuggling And Exotic Pets There is a problem with the title of this book and it reflects a larger and malign agenda on the part of the author. The author conflates the owning … Continue reading →

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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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