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The Galapagos: A Natural History | Henry Nicholls

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A pretty short and very enjoyable science book about the Galápagos Islands and everything on them (including the people). I think if you‘re going to the Galápagos (yes, I am doing that), this book is a must-read primer for understanding the formation of the islands, all the life on them and in the ocean around them, and exactly why they are so unusual.

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BarbaraJean

Darwin: Texts, Commentary | Charles Darwin

I've seen this quote before, and I love it, but I love this framing of it even more!

Also, I think I need this quote on a t-shirt. For those non-great days.

CSeydel Absolutely! 1mo

Deblovestoread Love this! 1mo

lil1inblue Well, I'm gonna save this for the next non-great day. 😍 1mo

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Brooke_H

The Voyage of the Beagle | Charles Darwin

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Don‘t read this book unless lots of animal death and racism don‘t bother you and you‘re just super into Victorian science. I‘m Brooke H on Goodreads if you want to read my full review. (And yes, I did read this entire book to prep for a trip to the Galapagos. Of which there was one chapter. So.)

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bibliothecarivs

The Ghost in the Garden�: In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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★★★★★

I received a free copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a review.

Piesse has written a wonderful, meandering exploration of the Darwin family, their childhood garden in Shrewsbury, her own journey into motherhood as an academic, garden labour and the people who do it, and the importance of place and the living world as we all face the crisis of global heating. ⬇️

bibliothecarivs My family and I briefly visited Shrewsbury from the US in Oct 2016 so it was interesting to think of the author possibly being in the town and writing the book while we were there.

It was very strange to be reading two nonfiction books at the same time (this one and Desert Solitaire by Ed Abbey) that include people killing rabbits by throwing stones.

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bibliothecarivs Reminded me of this one:

Uprooted: On the Trail of the Green Man

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bibliothecarivs

The Ghost in the Garden�: In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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OutsmartYourShelf

Emma Darwin: The Inspirational Wife of a Genius | Edna Healey

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A biography of Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood), the wife of naturalist & evolutionist Charles Darwin. Both Charles & Emma (they were first cousins) came from impressive backgrounds with Emma being the granddaughter of Josiah Wedgwood of the Stoke potteries fame, whilst Charles was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin, one of the key figures of the 18th century. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Both families had their fair share of academics but they were also passionately involved in campaigns such as the abolition of slavery, & animal welfare.

Before reading this book my knowledge of Charles Darwin was rudimentary at best, & I hadn't realised that he suffered so much ill health. I also hadn't heard much about his wife & children at all. 10mo

OutsmartYourShelf The book first goes back to those well-known grandfathers & traces the lives of their descendants. I thought it was mainly interesting but there were occasions where it became a little difficult to keep who everyone was & who was married to whom straight in one's head - even with the family trees at the start. It also became a little dry in places. Overall I did enjoy it though. 3⭐

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OutsmartYourShelf Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4276342852
Read 5th-9th July 2024

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The Ghost in the Garden�: In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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LibrarianRyan

Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem | Lauren Soloy

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4 ⭐ Eddy is the daughter of Charles Darwin. Her full name is Henrietta, but she prefers to go by Eddy. This book is about how she walks along the sand walk that her father walks, just to think. No one knows exactly what questions, Eddy and her father posed on these rocks, the author poses the question “are fairies real?”. The reader sees how Charles teaches his daughter to have an open mind and the way his daughter teaches her father that not

LibrarianRyan everything is as it seems. Overall, this was a lovely book and unlike many nonfiction books, would be very easy to read at story time. 2y

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