New and forthcoming books that are worthy of attention but that have not yet been fully reviewed.
When it comes to the history of natural history, there are so many stories about so many interesting people, remarkable places, and fascinating discoveries to be told, and a seemingly inversely proportional number of people who possess the knowledge about them, as well the needed resources and skills to do so. Thus we have a vast number of names stretching far back into the past that are – to all but select specialists about any particular one of them – little more than that; names.
Princeton University Press’ new The Lives of the Natural World series sees its first two volumes publishing on 26 April 2022. The first of this inaugural pair – Dr. Britt Bunyard’s “The Lives of Fungi” – takes readers through a detailed and cleverly arranged introduction to the fascinating world of this remarkable kingdom of life.
While I’ve read many books about moths over the years, I am quite looking forward to delving into the pages of this new one in order to discover not only information new to me on the subject but also to learn how the authors have approached their overview of the less commonly understood but very large portion of the Order Lepidoptera.
Given the overwhelming popularity and extraordinary usefulness of Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds web page, it isn’t surprising at all that the content of it would eventually be employed for the creation of a printed field guide.