A Review of Islands of Abandonment In this excellent book, Cal Flyn uses the word “island” in the metaphorical sense of “a thing or place resembling an island, especially in being isolated, detached, or surrounded in some way.” Her main accomplishment is a rejection of the gloom and doom attitude about the future of the environment so prevalent in the … Read More
Review of “This is Your Mind on Plants”
Pollan was just giving his opinions on the three drugs and his limited experiences with them, with the exception of caffeine, which he claims to have been addicted to.
Recent Reads and Busts
Ballard is the underwater explorer who found the wrecks Titanic, Bismarck, Lusitania, and P.T. 109.
Trout Fishing in Russia
The next day, Guido hooked and landed one of the first taimens taken by fly fishing. It weighed 43 pounds. Did I forget to mention that taimens grow to be huge?
Two Terrifying, Disease-Ridden Books
Perhaps most shocking is how unprepared some political leaders continue to be despite having a wealth of scientific and medical expertise at their disposal, failing to act decisively in the face of a global health emergency.