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Category Archives: Nonfiction

War Book Review

10/10
“‘History is unfair’. Zelensky added. ‘We are not the ones who have started this war. But we are the ones who have to finish it.’”

Posted byCarolineOctober 24, 2024Posted inBook Review, NonfictionTags:Afghanistan, Biden, Book Review, Books, Government, Hamas, History, Iran, Israel, Military, Nonfiction, Politics, Russia, Trump, Ukraine, WarLeave a comment on War Book Review

The Reactionary Spirit Book Review

8/10
“The very triumph of the system contained the seeds of a future crisis.”

Posted byCarolineOctober 15, 2024Posted inBook Review, NonfictionTags:America, Book Review, Books, Conservatives, Democracy, Far right, History, Hungary, India, Nonfiction, Philosophy, political-theory, PoliticsLeave a comment on The Reactionary Spirit Book Review

The Great Naturalists Book Review

6/10
“Continually impelled by a restless spirit of curiosity…”

Posted byCarolineOctober 4, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, book-reviews, Books, History, Knowledge, Naturalists, Nature, Nonfiction, ScienceLeave a comment on The Great Naturalists Book Review

Impossible Monsters Book Review

8/10
“Truth is better than disingenuous comfort.”

Posted byCarolineSeptember 29, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, charles-darwin, Christianity, Darwin, evolution, Fossils, History, Nature, Nonfiction, Religion, ScienceLeave a comment on Impossible Monsters Book Review

Entangled Life Book Review

10/10
“… the question we should ask is not whether an organism has cognition or not. Rather, we should assess the degree to which an organism might be cognizant.” 

Posted byCarolineJanuary 29, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, entangled-life, Fungi, Fungus, Nature, Nonfiction, ScienceLeave a comment on Entangled Life Book Review

The Secret Network of Nature Book Review

4/10
“… the best way to protect nature is to ensure that people experience it.”
“Empathy is one of the strongest forces in conservation and can achieve more than any number of rules and regulations.” 

Posted byCarolineJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Nature, Nonfiction, Relationships, Review, ScienceLeave a comment on The Secret Network of Nature Book Review

The Hidden Life of Trees Book Review

6/10
“… a tree can be only as strong as the forest that surrounds it.” 

Posted byCarolineJanuary 21, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, Nature, Nonfiction, Science, TreesLeave a comment on The Hidden Life of Trees Book Review

The Underworld Book Review

9/10
“If we’re serious about dealing with climate change … our highest priority must be to safeguard whatever remains of the natural carbon-capturing systems.”

Posted byCarolineJanuary 17, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, Exploration, History, Nature, non-fiction, Nonfiction, Ocean, ScienceLeave a comment on The Underworld Book Review

What an Owl Knows Book Review

8/10
“I like to imagine that he’s shaken off his obligation to teach people things they should already understand about the ways of owls and the value of nature…” 

Posted byCarolineJanuary 11, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Birds, Book Review, Books, Nature, Nonfiction, owl, Owls, Research, ScienceLeave a comment on What an Owl Knows Book Review

The Genius of Birds Book Review

8/10
“Surely grief isn’t a human invention any more than love…”
“… humans differ mentally from other species only in degree but not in kind.”

Posted byCarolineJanuary 9, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, Nature, Nonfiction, ScienceLeave a comment on The Genius of Birds Book Review

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