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June 27, 2019

Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith

June 27, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith

The particular kind of “climate cuisine” Smith has in mind is a little tough to swallow.

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June 27, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Bren Smith, environmental science, environmental movement, sustainability, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Steve Donoghue
January 16, 2019

The End of Ice by Dahr Jamail

January 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The End of Ice by Dahr Jamail

Jamail’s journalistic skills allow him to evoke details with a succinct power that many other accounts might lack.

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January 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Dahr Jamail, The New Press, climate change, environmental movement, environmental science
November 23, 2018

The End of the End of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen

November 23, 2018/ Alex Sorondo
The End of the End of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen

Communicates a compelling voice from a speaker who’s well-intentioned, well-studied and considerate, but hopelessly aloof.

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November 23, 2018/ Alex Sorondo/
Essays, Animals & Nature
Jonathan Franzen, Alex Sorondo, environment, environmental movement, birds, Farrar Straus Giroux Books, MacMillan Publishers, essays
August 15, 2018

Extreme Conservation by Joel Berger

August 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Extreme Conservation by Joel Berger

Berger goes to back-of-beyond places, observing animals as well as hardy groups of humans.

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August 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Extreme Conservation, Joel Berger, nature, ecology, environment, environmental movement, conservation, animals, University of Chicago Press, extreme cliimates
July 17, 2018

The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross

July 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross

This books stands out from other accounts of Powell’s expeditions by emphasizing the ecological ramifications of his discoveries.

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July 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
John F. Ross, Grand Canyon, American West, exploration, American History, Viking Press, environmental movement, American frontier, geography, earth science, John Wesley Powell, Wallace Stegner, Donald Worster, Edward Dolnick, Colorado River, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue, History
January 25, 2018

The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C. Mann

January 25, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C. Mann

Braided twin narratives of two philosophies – and the lives of the men who espoused them. 

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January 25, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Charles C. Mann, science, environmental science, techno-optimism, environmental movement, Steve Donoghue
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