Love and learning are similar, in that they can never be wasted. I could have been a lab girl. Except that I imagined my 'lab' would be the ocean. But after reading Lab Girl, I'm not so sure I would have been cut out for it. The amount of time, energy and dedication that has … Continue reading Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
I've been reading The Sixth Extinction this month with Doing Dewey's Nonfiction Book Club, and it has been fun and fascinating. This is a nonfiction book I can get behind. I liked this book so much that sometimes I picked it up instead of my fiction. That's saying something for me. But, the problem is … Continue reading The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Why did I take so long to get around to reading this book? I think it was written just for me. I loved every word. There is so much history in this book. It spans more than a century, from the 1770s to the 1880s. It incorporates so much that happens in this time period … Continue reading The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Consumed by Ink 