Of all the books I’ve heard about as forthcoming in 2015, one of the most intriguing thus far has been John Wright’s “The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names.”
The Naming of the Shrew
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Rocks and Minerals; A Photographic Field Guide
Rock hounds rejoice! Without question, 2014 is going to long be known among naturalist history enthusiasts as the year of geology books. Even as the Solstice approached, another new geology-related title arrived on my desk from Bloomsbury: Chris and Helen Pellant’s Rocks and Minerals; A Photographic Field Guide.
American Kestrel
During certain times of the year at the northernmost tip of the Willamette Valley where I make my home, it seems that no telephone wire next to an open field is complete without an American Kestrel perched upon it.
The Book of Beetles
J.B.S. Haldane famously said that, judging from His works, God must have an inordinate fondness for beetles, and if The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature’s Gems is any indication, so does its author Patrice Bouchard.