A novel which has now been on the NY Times best seller list for over 70 weeks
June 29, 7:30pm (via Zoom) - Where the Crawdads Sing by Della Owens
A novel which has now been on the NY Times best seller list for over 70 weeks
Date for zoom meeting TBA - : The Book that Changed America: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation, by Randall Fuller
The Atlantic
New York Times
Companion book recommended by Ken:
The Darwinian Revolution by Michael Ruse
(contains some fascinating insights into how Darwin and some of his contemporaries struggled with the conflict between their science and the religion that most of them were brought up with.)
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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.
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