by Don Messerschmidt | Nov 26, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science & Technology
In the mid-1950s, when Daniel Taylor was a schoolboy growing up in the Himalayas of North India, he was assigned to write a paper on any subject of his choice. “At first,” he says, “I thought I’d do tigers―tigers were the ultimate quarry for Taylor boys―but I decided...
by Norman West | Jan 12, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science & Technology
There is certain to be a goodly amount of violence, as commonly understood, associated with climate change. However, as defined by the author, you and I are certainly doing violence by just living our comfortable lives as the world’s consummate consumers. The...
by Michael Barton | Nov 10, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Science & Technology
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Formats: Hardcover Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound[/alert] In 2011, artist Catherine L. Weyerhaeuser published a children’s book about how mountains are formed....