An on line discussion of books that have been or are currently being read by members of the Audubon Naturalist Society Conservation Philosophy Reading Group. We choose books, old and new, that collectively constitute the intellectual underpinnings of conservation philosophy.
July 1, 2019 - Nature Cure by Richard Mabey
Who is Richard Mabey?
. . . one of England's greatest nature writers. He is author of some thirty books including Nature Cure which was shortlisted for the Whitbread, Ondaatje and Ackerley Awards -- goodreads.com
Author's website -
Monday, 28 January 2019: The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White.
Wikipedia Commentary
Also read the 1996 article by our own Cecily Nabors, A Cuckoo Sings in Selborne, in the Washington Post.
This book was first published in 1789 and has never been out of print.
Gilbert White is said by some to be the first ecologist and environmentalist.
Nov 20, 2017: I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

Read this very entertaining Review by Tim Radford in The Guardian
Interview with the author by NPR's Terri Gross
Consider also the related book: 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness, by Alanna Collen
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