File this one under ‘W’ for: Why Did It Take Me So Long To Get Around to Reading This?
Continue readingA Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
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Locally Laid by Lucie B. Amundsen
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who’s interested in the local food movement or just the state of modern agriculture in general. I also think it would be a good pick for folks who enjoy sort of blog-like memoirs.
Continue readingIn the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall
I’m so glad I chose to read this because I feel like I learned quite a bit, and it made me hungry for more information about chimpanzees and other East African wildlife in particular.
Continue readingThe Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt
The concept of a thoroughly evidence-based cookbook is super appealing to me. I love science-based anything. If someone is going to put the time + effort into trying out different techniques or gathering data on the most efficient use of X, I am happy to read all about it.
Continue readingThe Birth of the Pill by Jonathan Eig
The Birth of the Pill is about, well, just that: the development of the first pharmaceutically produced hormonal birth control method, and its impact on society.
Continue readingLe Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Even though it is often considered a children’s story — whether that’s because it’s so short and poetic, or because of the illustrations, or because it is about a child — I think that this is a book that you really get more out of as an adult.
Continue readingThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
I have to confess, I was terribly nervous about this one. I kept putting it off, even though several people told me it was worth reading, because let’s face it … 1,270 pages of translated French from the 19th century is intimidating.
Continue readingThe Invention of Science by David Wootton
This is a good book for folks who are interested in the history of sciences, and who are willing + wanting to really take a deep dive into the subject.
Continue readingThe Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs
This is such a fun book!
Continue readingThe Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
Forbidden romances. Unexpected dangers. Anthropomorphized human conditions. Throw in a little jazz music and you’ve got the recipe for The Game of Love and Death.
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