WGNSS Nature Book Club 2020, Virtual Meetings!
The WGNSS Nature Book Group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Due to the Covid pandemic we will be meeting on Zoom until further notice. Email John Christensen at dwib@swbell.net several days before the meeting to receive your Zoom invitation.
November 10: The Sting of the Wild, by Justin O. Schmidt
December 8: The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness, by Peter Matthiessen
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
The WGNSS Nature Book Group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Due to the Covid pandemic we will be meeting on Zoom until further notice. Email John Christensen at dwib@swbell.net several days before the meeting to receive your Zoom invitation.
November 10: The Sting of the Wild, by Justin O. Schmidt
December 8: The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness, by Peter Matthiessen
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
Join WGNSS for books, birds, bugs & botany!
All events are free & open to the public, unless noted.
All events are free & open to the public, unless noted.
2020 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
September 8: The Genius of Birds, by Jennifer Ackerman
October 13: Strange Harvests: The Hidden Stories of Seven Natural Objects, by Edward Posnett
June 9 ‒ White Man's game, Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa, by Stephanie Hanes
May 12 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
April 14 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
February 11 ‒ The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, by Sy Montgomery
January 14 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 6-12, by Richard O. Prum
2019 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 10 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 1-5, by Richard O. Prum
November 12 ‒ Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
October, 8 ‒ Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, by Frans De Waal.
September 10: Coal, Human History, by Barbara Freese
May 14 ‒ WEIRD LIFE, The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own, by David Toomey
April 9 ‒ Planet of the Bugs, Evolution and the Rise of Insects, by Scott Richard Shaw
March 12 ‒ The Hidden Life of Trees, How They Feel, How They Communicate, by Peter Wohlleben
February 12 ‒ Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan
January 8 ‒ Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, by Peter Wohlleben
2018 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 11 ‒ A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves, by Walter Alvarez
November 13 ‒ Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants, by Jane Goodall
October 9 ‒ The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, by Lawrence Anthony
September 11 ‒ Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry, by Christie Wilcox
August 14 ‒ Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, by Dan Flores
July 10 ‒ Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, by Susan Casey
June 12 ‒ The Reason for Flowers:Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our LIves, by Stephen Buchmann
May 8 ‒ Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence William
April 10 ‒ Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the live of Migratory Birds, by Miyoko Chu
March 13 ‒ The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf (Chapters 14-23)
February 13 ‒ The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf (Chapters 1-13)
January 9 ‒ The Tide: the Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth. by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
2017 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 12 ‒ The Invention of Clouds by Richard Hamblyn
November 14 ‒ Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich
October 10 ‒ The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead
September 12 ‒ The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle
August 8 ‒ Sun, Moon, Earth by Tyler Nordgren
July 11 ‒ House Guest, House Pest by Richard Jones
June 13 ‒ The Thing with Feathers by Noah Stryker
May 9 ‒ Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
April 11 ‒ Death by Black Hole and the Other Cosmic Quandaries byNeil deGrasse Tyson.
March 14 ‒ The Weather Experiment: Pioneers Who Sought to See the Future, by Peter Moore.
February 14 ‒ Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina
January 10 ‒ Spirals in Time: the Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales
Click here to see the books we enjoyed in other years.
Join WGNSS for books, birds, bugs & botany!
All events are free & open to the public, unless noted. Nature bookshelf photo by Anne McCormack
September 8: The Genius of Birds, by Jennifer Ackerman
October 13: Strange Harvests: The Hidden Stories of Seven Natural Objects, by Edward Posnett
June 9 ‒ White Man's game, Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa, by Stephanie Hanes
May 12 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
April 14 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
February 11 ‒ The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, by Sy Montgomery
January 14 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 6-12, by Richard O. Prum
2019 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 10 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 1-5, by Richard O. Prum
November 12 ‒ Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
October, 8 ‒ Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, by Frans De Waal.
September 10: Coal, Human History, by Barbara Freese
May 14 ‒ WEIRD LIFE, The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own, by David Toomey
April 9 ‒ Planet of the Bugs, Evolution and the Rise of Insects, by Scott Richard Shaw
March 12 ‒ The Hidden Life of Trees, How They Feel, How They Communicate, by Peter Wohlleben
February 12 ‒ Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan
January 8 ‒ Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, by Peter Wohlleben
2018 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 11 ‒ A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves, by Walter Alvarez
November 13 ‒ Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants, by Jane Goodall
October 9 ‒ The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, by Lawrence Anthony
September 11 ‒ Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry, by Christie Wilcox
August 14 ‒ Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, by Dan Flores
July 10 ‒ Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, by Susan Casey
June 12 ‒ The Reason for Flowers:Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our LIves, by Stephen Buchmann
May 8 ‒ Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence William
April 10 ‒ Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the live of Migratory Birds, by Miyoko Chu
March 13 ‒ The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf (Chapters 14-23)
February 13 ‒ The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf (Chapters 1-13)
January 9 ‒ The Tide: the Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth. by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
2017 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 12 ‒ The Invention of Clouds by Richard Hamblyn
November 14 ‒ Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich
October 10 ‒ The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead
September 12 ‒ The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle
August 8 ‒ Sun, Moon, Earth by Tyler Nordgren
July 11 ‒ House Guest, House Pest by Richard Jones
June 13 ‒ The Thing with Feathers by Noah Stryker
May 9 ‒ Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
April 11 ‒ Death by Black Hole and the Other Cosmic Quandaries byNeil deGrasse Tyson.
March 14 ‒ The Weather Experiment: Pioneers Who Sought to See the Future, by Peter Moore.
February 14 ‒ Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina
January 10 ‒ Spirals in Time: the Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales
Click here to see the books we enjoyed in other years.
Join WGNSS for books, birds, bugs & botany!
All events are free & open to the public, unless noted. Nature bookshelf photo by Anne McCormack
Nature & Science Book blogs and websites
Cool Green Science Nature Book Review 2018
https://blog.nature.org/science/2018/12/11/the-cool-green-holiday-book-review-2018/
(Cool Green Science: https://blog.nature.org/science/)
Nature Lovers Book Club
http://natureloversbookclub.blogspot.com/
SCIFRI Book Club
https://www.sciencefriday.com/series/scifri-book-club/
(Science Friday: https://www.sciencefriday.com)
The Well Read Naturalist, The Natural History Book Review
http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/
Cool Green Science Nature Book Review 2018
https://blog.nature.org/science/2018/12/11/the-cool-green-holiday-book-review-2018/
(Cool Green Science: https://blog.nature.org/science/)
Nature Lovers Book Club
http://natureloversbookclub.blogspot.com/
SCIFRI Book Club
https://www.sciencefriday.com/series/scifri-book-club/
(Science Friday: https://www.sciencefriday.com)
The Well Read Naturalist, The Natural History Book Review
http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/