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Nonfiction November 2023 Week 3: Book Pairings

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Harry Katz

Liz @ Adventures in reading, running and working from home is hosting Week 3 of Nonfiction November. The topic is book pairings: “This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. Maybe it’s a historical novel and the … Continue reading →

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The Nutmeg’s Curse

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Harry Katz

Trading rare and exotic spices has been a powerful force in history and economics for many centuries. Nutmeg is no exception. In the early 1600’s, the Dutch East India Company, known by its Dutch initials VOC, formed as the world’s … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November 2023 Week 2: Choosing Nonfiction

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Harry Katz

Week 2 of Nonfiction November 2023 is hosted by Frances @ Volatile Rune. The topic is: What are you looking for when you pick up a nonfiction book? Do you have a particular topic you’re attracted to? Do you have … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November 2023 Week 1: Your Year in Nonfiction

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Harry Katz

I’m delighted to be taking part in this year’s Nonfiction November, an annual celebration by and for nonfiction book bloggers. Week 1 is hosted by Heather @ Based on a True Story. The writing prompt is: Celebrate your year of nonfiction. … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Green

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Harry Katz

In The Spirit of Green: The Economics of Collisions and Contagions in a Crowded World, Yale economics professor William D. Nordhaus examines a wide range of economic, social and political issues from a Green perspective. Nordhaus won the 2018 Nobel Prize … Continue reading →

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Crow Planet

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Harry Katz

On a recent holiday in Ireland, we encountered several species of birds from the crow family that are quite different from the American Crow we see almost every day at home. The Hooded Crow has a black head but a … Continue reading →

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Some Assembly Required

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Harry Katz

Last month, I reviewed The Ends of the World by Peter Brannen. It’s all about the destruction of life through mass extinctions. Fascinating but grim. The book left me with a nagging question, though: after each mass extinction how could … Continue reading →

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The Ends of the World

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Harry Katz

You might think a 290-page deep dive into mass extinction would be the most depressing book ever. But The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen is … Continue reading →

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Under a White Sky

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Harry Katz

Whether you believe that God gave man dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” or that humans have spent the last two hundred thousand years or so winning the Darwinian race, there’s … Continue reading →

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Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Harry Katz

I was expecting this book to be full of dismal doom and gloom, but it was surprisingly hopeful. Then again, it was written before this year’s horrendous record-breaking ocean heat waves. More on this later. Coral reefs are under existential … Continue reading →

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