Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation by Jim Ottaviani (Adapter),
Edward O. Wilson, C.M. Butzer (Illustrator)
A vibrant graphic adaptation of the classic science memoir.
Regarded as one of the world’s preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson spent
his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the Florida
panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants—the latter to become his
lifelong specialty. His memoir Naturalist, called “one of the finest scientific
memoirs ever written” by the Los Angeles Times, is an inspiring account of
Wilson’s growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields he helped
define. This graphic edition, adapted by New York Times bestselling comics
writer Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by C.M. Butzer, brings Wilson’s childhood
and celebrated career to life through dynamic full-color illustrations and
Wilson’s own lyric writing.
I didn't like it. I thought it was too technical. - CD
1 star
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Anna Hart is a missing persons detective in San Francisco.
When tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the
Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child
with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only
place left for her. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage girl
has gone missing. The crime feels frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial
time in Anna's childhood, when the unsolved murder of a young girl touched
Mendocino and changed the community forever.
I couldn't put it down. A great read! - WJ
5 stars
Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet by John
McCormack
In 1963, just three years out of veterinary school, Dr. John
McCormack moved his wife and kids to Choctaw County, Alabama, to start his
first practice. Choctaw folk never had a licensed vet before, and, with few
exceptions, they welcomed the red-headed doctor and the tireless care he gave
their animals.
The characters are really funny. I found it enjoyable and
cute. - NH 5 stars
Other Books Mentioned:
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless
Compassion by Gregory Boyle
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's
New World by Andrea Wulf
The Caretaker by Ron Rash
Portrait of a Spy by
Daniel Silva
The Displacements by Bruce
Holsinger
More Letters From The Pit: Stories of a
Physician’s Odyssey in Emergency Medicine by Patrick J. Crocker
The Company of Owls by Polly
Atkin
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