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Writing tagged: ‘reading’

Book review: ‘The Making of the Fittest’ by Sean B Carroll

The Making of the Fittest

DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution.

Published 05-Sep-2014
Filed under: Writing Genres: Science Tags: evolution, reading, reviews, science

Bookshelf triage

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

When bookshelves become full, only the fittest volumes survive.

Published 12-May-2014
Filed under: Writing Tags: books, Charles Darwin, history, history of science, reading

Book review: ‘A Rough Ride to the Future’ by James Lovelock

A Rough Guide to the Future

A thought-provoking, sometimes infuriating book.

Published 25-Apr-2014
Filed under: Writing Genres: Science Tags: environment, James Lovelock, reading, reviews, science

Book review: ‘The Small Heart of Things’ by Julian Hoffman

The Small Heart of Things

A book that demonstrates the value of paying attention.

Published 18-Nov-2013
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Julian Hoffman, reading, reviews

Evacuee kids

A wartime diary entry mentioning a couple of lads of my acquaintance.

Published 25-Dec-2012
Filed under: Writing Tags: reading, reminiscences, Robert Graves

Jibbooms and bobstays!

Coniston Water
Coniston Water.

In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.

Published 20-Dec-2012
Filed under: Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, pilgrimages, reading

Book of the Year 2012

My favourite book of 2012—and one of my favourites of all time.

Published 07-Dec-2012
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Kathleen Jamie, reading, reviews

My 2012 reading challenge (and the worst book of the year)

Books

On a reading challenge and a dreadful read.

Published 06-Dec-2012
Filed under: Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Granta magazine, Kindle, reading, reviews

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