Writing tagged: ‘books’
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Reading Darwin’s first masterpiece
It’s like confessing a murder. I have been a self-confessed ‘Darwin groupie’ for almost a quarter of a century, yet, until this year, I had never read what is supposed to be his most accessible book, ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’.
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Come and meet Mick Manning & Brita Granström (Kent, UK)
Free event for children age 7-11 in Kent.
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What Charles Darwin saw on his massive, amazing journey!
Eleanor Armitage (age 7) reviews the book ‘What Mr Darwin Saw’.
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Goldsmith’s Animated Nature
An excellent Christmas present from my frankly gorgeous friend, Stense.
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Correspondence Vol. 17 is out
Those frankly wonderful people at the Darwin Correspondence Project have announced the publication of volume 17 of their stupendously researched series of books.
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Curious minds
Eleanor Armitage, aged 6½, reviews of ‘The Curious Mind of Young Darwin’, a Darwin-themed activity book for children.
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Great time to be a Darwin groupie
Loads of new Darwin-related books out this month.
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Darwin’s Sacred Cause
Review of the forthcoming book ‘Darwin’s Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery and the Quest for Human Origins’ by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.
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Book Review: Darwin Slept Here
A short review of Eric Simons’s forthcoming book, Darwin Slept Here.
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Beagle book
I’ve finally got round to posting areview of Keith S Thomson’s HMS Beagle: the ship that changed the course of history.
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Life on Mars!
‘Popular Scientific Recreations, Profusely Illustrated’ on the subject of Mars.
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At the will of the wind
‘Popular Scientific Recreations, Profusely Illustrated’ on the feasibility of powered flight.