Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Books

make the best gifts. For the natural history nerds on your list, here are all the books I’ve noted on this blog. And these are my four my most recent reviews if you want to jump ahead:

Once and Future Giants by Sharon Levy

The Dawn of the Deed by John A. Long

Bird Sense by Tim Birkhead

Empire of the Beetle by Andrew Nikiforuk
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What are you reading and recommending these days?
blogger's picksFrom the staff picks shelf at Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson NY. Technically I’m not on staff there, but through the magic of the internet…

mthew

3 responses to “Books”

  1. Roger Latour

    I am reading “Hyena” by Mikita Brottman. I had already read “Wolf” by Garry Marvin. Both in the very good “Animals series” by Reaktion Books. Here is the link: http://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/series.html?id=1

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    1. mthew

      Thank you, Roger! That series is wonderful, richly illustrated, full of lore and science. They also have a brand new series called Botanical http://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/series.html?id=22 with Oak, Geranium, Lily, and Pine so far or soon to come.

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  2. Roger Latour

    Well thank you in my turn, I didn’t know about that new Botanical series!

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