Every so often, a new book comes along that when first seen causes me simply to stop and stare at it in awe with mouth agape. But never before has the mere picture of such a book caused me to do so – until today.
Fishes of the Salish Sea
Newly Noted Books
New and forthcoming books that are worthy of attention but that have not yet been fully reviewed.
Groundwater for the 21st Century
One of the subjects that will soon become a very hot popular topic, and indeed already is such among the more forward thinking and ecologically minded among us, is that of the state of the planet’s supply of potable water. And very much a part of this is the topic of groundwater. But for many, acquiring a solid understanding of this topic is quite a challenge indeed. One only need begin looking for a source to improve one’s knowledge and almost immediately find oneself in the deep end of the pool.
Ocean Outbreak
As one raised on the north Oregon coast in a family with deep and long-standing ties to the fishing industry, and still living within a relatively short drive from it, I am perhaps a bit more aware of marine affairs than the average person. So not surprisingly, when a copy of Professor C. Drew Harvell’s “Ocean Outbreak; Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease” arrived from University of California Press, you can believe that my interest was immediately piqued.
How to Catch a Mole
This coming week will see the UK publication by Penguin UK under their Harvill Secker imprint of a book that is already – according to The Guardian – being “touted as the next H is for Hawk;” the book in question being “How to Catch a Mole, and Find Yourself in Nature” by Marc Hamer. How realistic is this touting? Like you, I get a bit skeptical whenever I hear any book breathlessly referred to by the literary cognoscenti as “Y is the next X.”