Year: 2022
Hot zone, by Richard Preston
Kaede Johnson A distant, mysterious traveler explores a “black shadow under the Milky Way.” Beneath him, a blood red road. He disembarks before an extinct volcano, bushwacks through poisonous forest, cowers while beasts march near. At last: Kitum Cave. It is magnificent. It is horrible. Crystals sprout from fossilized bone. A vibrant green guano paste (…)
Lancelot, by Giles Kristian
There exists a fine line separating historical truth from legend. History, while beautiful, sometimes lacks the ability to bring its main characters to life through facts alone. On the other hand, legends offer romanticized versions of history, envisioning the day-to-day drama our favorite historical characters.
Becoming wild, by Carl Safina
It is a relatively new discovery that of animals having personalities and feelings. It has perhaps taken us so long because they don’t manifest these traits as us humans do. However, it is only since we have stopped seeing animals (or as Carl Safina likes to call them ‘Life companions’) through a strictly scientific lens, that we have begun to understand them more deeply, more holistically. ‘Becoming Wild’ by Carl Safina is an eye opening book that takes what we know about our Life companions far beyond what we are usually told.