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When I read this book, I didn’t even know of the existence of Mary Anning, which was pretty much the same thing that had happened when I read Chevalier’s previous novel, “Girl with a Pearl Earring“, before which I knew nothing about Vermeer. Here, the author showcases a remarkable duo, composed of the afore-mentioned Mary […]
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A few weeks ago, during a weekend visit to Valencia, my boyfriend and I found a box next to a garbage bin with various things in it. I’d like to add that the things inside were clean, tidily arranged and some of them an absolute treasure. We took some of them (not all, unfortunately… my […]
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In 1789 Gilbert White, a prominent yet largely forgotten British naturalist, wrote “The Natural History of Selborne”. He wrote notes about everything around him including his tortoise, Timothy, who was later discovered to be a female. About three centuries later, Verlyn Klinkenborg, a North American author and newspaper editor, snuck into Timothy’s psyche and produced […]
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Seeping with scientific data, this book gives a thorough introduction to the evolution and background of communication, mainly in birds but also in mammals. What makes a song effective, what a guttural growl really means, how the flapping of wings came to convey more than “I’m about to fly away”. Interesting for both scientists and […]
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The Lives of Ants, as scientific books go, is one of the best and most well-written I have ever read. Easy to follow yet imbibed with scientifica data, facts and curiosities, it was surprisingly relaxing to read. I brushed up on my myrmecology and learnt astonishing new facts. There are a series of photos and […]
Earth, Wind and Daisies 