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Andrea Wulf verdiepte zich in de unieke wereldreiziger George Forster, die onterecht door de geschiedenis werd weggevaag...

Wonder & Disillusion

The naturalist George Forster was fascinated by plants and animals, but he was also driven by a passionate belief in the rights of all people regardless of race, gender, or social...

The Man Who Thought with His Heart: George Forster and the Birth of Sensitive Science

Every mind, even the greatest, is a product of its time and place. The true visionaries are those unwilling to mistake the figments of their culture for facts; those daring enough...

A GOLDEN WORLD

British historian Working focuses on the late 16th and early-17th centuries, when “people, plants, animals, and artefacts from the Americas entered English art and literature for t...

How culture flowered, the economy collapsed and democracy died in the Weimar Republic

In this brilliant new history of Germany from 1919-33 we find the weaknesses which latter-day Germans have striven to avoid. The post How culture flowered, the economy collapsed an...

The Violinist Who Solved the Ancient Riddle of How the World Holds Together

This essay is adapted from Traversal. She is looking at the staff lines of a strange symphony in blue, her cautious disbelief punctured by a burst of delirious wonderment. Brushes...

WATER IN THE DESERT

Nabhan is a celebrated biocultural conservationist, a lauded ethnobotanist, and a noted nature writer. He’s won a MacArthur “genius” grant and has made actionable strides as an act...

*George Washington’s World (Expanded Edition) by Genevieve Foster and Joanna Foster

George Washington’s World takes readers on a lively tour of people and events during a single lifetime. The post *George Washington’s World (Expanded Edition) by Genevieve Foster a...

John Nichols: Henry David Thoreau and Wisconsin’s wild apples

Thoreau’s reflection on wild apples drew on many sources of inspiration — including, knowing chroniclers now suggest, Wisconsin.

Chance, Choice, and the Avocado: The Strange Evolutionary and Creative History of Earth’s Most Nutritious Fruit

How a confused romancer that survived the Ice Age became a tropical sensation and took over the world.

Curiosity as an Instrument of Love: Thoreau’s Touching Account of 24 Hours with a Tiny Owl

"If you would learn the secrets of Nature, you must practice more humanity than others."

The Seamstress Who Solved the Ancient Mystery of the Argonaut, Pioneered the Aquarium, and Laid the Groundwork for the S...

"I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation."

Novel about ‘Disneyfication’ of nature wins climate fiction prize

Hum, Helen Phillips’ third novel, featuring a woman whose job is taken by a humanoid robot, is a terrifying look into a future where AI rules and nature is scarceA novel featuring...

The only black man to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic

In his fascinating new book Summer of Freedom,... The post The only black man to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic appeared first on Slippedisc.

ADA

Haber specializes in wry, taut, intellectual historical fiction featuring accomplished if deeply flawed male narrators. Here, that’s Gerard Desacroux IV, the son of a dead French n...

AUDEN

The prolific biographer Ackroyd turns his gaze to W.H. Auden (1907-1973), a poet who straddled Britain and America, traditional verse and innovative drama, and canonical high cultu...

Ardern ecstasies at Auckland Writers Festival

A World-Changing Writer Makes Her Debut

The history of this bestseller is almost as interesting as the author's life itself.