The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language by Keith Kahn-Harris PUBLISHERS: Icon Books ISBN: 9781785787379 PRICE: 12.99 GBP PAGES: 336 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/11/2021 If you are fascinated by the origins of words, the history of languages, or like to fiddle with Duolingo in your free time and marvel at…

Genre(s) Literary adaptation Pages 128 Publisher Dargaud (France) Art by Mahi Grand Script by Mahi Grand Type Graphic novel Age rating 15+ Date of release 23/03/2022 Digital publication 23/03/2022 This book was provided by the publishers via NetGalley for a review. “A Report to an Academy” is a short story…

The Atlas of Disappearing Places Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros The New Press July 2021 Hardcover 8 x 10 , 240 pages ISBN: 978–1–62097–456–8 As life on land struggles with anthropocentric practices, the oceans are choking silently. The Atlas of Disappearing Places…

Lives of Weeds Opportunism, Resistance, Folly By John Cardina Cornell University Press ISBN13: 9781501758980 ISBN10: 1501758985 Publication date: 09/15/2021 Pages: 296 What characteristics distinguish a crop from a weed? How do you define “weediness”? Nobody gives a second thought before yanking out dandelions and thistles from their gardens or crop…

Jungle How Tropical Forests Shaped the World — and Us by Patrick Roberts Basic Books Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781541600096 Page Count: 368 *The book was kindly given by the publishers for a review* Jungle written by archaeologist Patrick Roberts brings the natural history of tropical forests and their connection to…

Other Natures Environmental Encounters with Ancient Greek Ethnography by Clara Bosak-Schroeder University of California Press Pages: 286 ISBN: 9780520343481 *This book was kindly sent by the publishers for a review* Last year I developed an interest in how ancient Greek philosophical thought could help our understanding of the current climate…

x + y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Eugenia Cheng Publisher: Profile Books ISBN-13: 9781541646513 Pages: 288 * This book was provided by Profile Books for a review.* In her book, x + y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender, Eugenia Cheng presents a dauntless idea that will…

The Loss of Hindustan The Invention of India by Manan Ahmed Asif Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674987906 Publication Date: 11/24/2020 336 pages 6–1/8 x 9–1/4 inches Reviewing The Loss of Hindustan by Manan Ahmed Asif is a personal journey for me. Book reviewers often write about why the readers ought…

ISBN: 9781783965304 eBook ISBN: 9781783965311 Cover: Hardback Published: October 22, 2020 Size: 198x129mm Page Count: 160 pages **This book was kindly given to me by Elliott & Thompson for a review.** The year 2021 has been the year of fungi books for me. A delightful introductory addition to this list…