When a copy of Dr. Andrew A. Robichaud’s recently published “Animal City; The Domestication of America” from Harvard University Press arrived on my desk, I began reading it that very evening.
Animal City
history
Reconnecting
In the traditions of a number of European spiritual practices, the Winter Solstice and the beginning of the festival of Yule mark the moment of transition of power from the Holly King to the Oak King – the nadir of the period of darkness in the northern hemisphere and end of the waning of Gaia’s […]
The Light Ages
In his recently published “The Light Ages, The Surprising Story of Medieval Science,” Dr. Seb Falk assumes the perspective of a fourteenth century monk to guide his readers on a tour of the intellectual and technological developments – from universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks to a rediscovery and refinement of astronomical studies – that occurred during the period.
Seaweed; An Enchanting Miscellany
For bibliophiles, “miscellany” is a word rich in potential delights. Akin to “compendium” and “anthology,” it holds up to the reader the possibility of discovery, not only of particular bits of new knowledge, but perhaps the uncovering of vast areas of study heretofore wholly unbeknownst to them.