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Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books

Featuring Law-Breaking Animals, Mystery Illnesses, a History of the Heart, and More

By Book Marks | September 30, 2021

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

“As long as you have a garden you have a future.”

By Marta McDowell | September 29, 2021

How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World?

How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World?

Bernie Krause on the Healing Powers of Quietude, the Ba’Aka tribe, and Japanese Forest Bathing

By Bernie Krause | September 28, 2021

How to Help the Environment—and Yourself—by Fostering Insect-Friendly Habitats

How to Help the Environment—and Yourself—by Fostering Insect-Friendly Habitats

Dave Goulson on the Many Benefits of Greening Your Surroundings

By Dave Goulson | September 28, 2021

Saving Our Trees, Saving Our Animals

Saving Our Trees, Saving Our Animals

Dr. Kinari Webb on Partnering with Rainforest Communities in Indonesia

By Dr. Kinari Webb | September 28, 2021

The End of the Idea of Island: On the Extinction of True Isolation

The End of the Idea of Island: On the Extinction of True Isolation

Jill Stoner Ponders the Disappearance of Innocent and Isolated Systems

By Jill Stoner | September 27, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

We Owe Our Entire Existence to a Bunch of Long-Necked Mouth-Breathers

By Elsa Panciroli | September 27, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

By Emergence Magazine | September 27, 2021

Ancient Pathways Between Species Are Disappearing—Fast

By Paul Hawken | September 24, 2021

Giulio Boccaletti on How Water Shapes Society

Giulio Boccaletti on How Water Shapes Society

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2021

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Also, How to Know When You’re Writing a Book

By Corinne Segal | September 14, 2021

Water, Water Everywhere: Readings on Life’s Essential Ingredient

Water, Water Everywhere: Readings on Life’s Essential Ingredient

From Gilgamesh to Climate Science, Giulio Boccaletti Recommends Stories of Water

By Giulio Boccaletti | September 14, 2021

Finding Purpose in the Desolation of Antarctica

Finding Purpose in the Desolation of Antarctica

Jemma Wadham on the Extreme Wildness and Barren Backdrop
of the Dry Valleys

By Jemma Wadham | September 9, 2021

<em>Amanita Muscaria</em>, the Real Life Mushroom We Know From Disney Movies

Amanita Muscaria, the Real Life Mushroom We Know From Disney Movies

Aliya Whiteley on the Potency and Fantastical Imagery of the Fungi

By Aliya Whiteley | September 9, 2021

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Annabel Abbs on the Literature and Legacy of Women Hikers

By Annabel Abbs | September 9, 2021

This geologist-turned-pastry chef is living as an actual hobbit in the Italian countryside.

This geologist-turned-pastry chef is living as an actual hobbit in the Italian countryside.

By Walker Caplan | September 7, 2021

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