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Reviews: Science

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)

‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, 1st edition, title page

…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published 19-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews

Book review: ‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Ten species that changed our world.

Published 30-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould

Book review: ‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.

Published 20-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 17-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Deservedly seen as a classic.

Published 13-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘Sexual Selection’ by Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons

‘Sexual Selection’ by Zuk & Simmons

A very short introduction.

Published 07-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

A very short introduction.

Published 22-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

A very short introduction.

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: darwin, reviews

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