Books On The Lane
Lev Parikian Into the Tangled Bank “Lev Parikian sets out to explore the many and particular ways that he, and we, experience the natural world – beginning face down on the pavement outside his home, then moving outwards from garden Continue reading Into the Tangled Bank
Elizabeth Kolbert Under a White Sky “Meet the biologists trying to save the world’s rarest fish; the engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone; the researchers trying to develop a ‘super coral’; and the physicists contemplating shooting tiny diamonds Continue reading Under a White Sky
Dan Eatherley Invasive Aliens “As Brits we pride ourselves as stoic defenders, boasting a record of resistance dating back to 1066. Yet, even a cursory examination of the natural world reveals that while interlopers of the human variety may have Continue reading Invasive Aliens
Annie Dillard Teaching a Stone to Talk “In Teaching a Stone to Talk, Annie Dillard fixes her entrancing gaze and powerful sense of wonder on the natural world. Whether watching a lunar eclipse or locking eyes with a weasel, Dillard Continue reading Teaching a Stone to Talk