From the Sierra Club - We'll be meeting to discuss the book "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey. This book has been suggested to read by other nature-lovers and Amazon.com, multiple times over and over again. So I'm pleased to read this book. It is up there...
From the Sierra Club - We'll be discussing the book "Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World" by Bill Nye. I have heard good things about this book and look forward to reading it. Amazon.com describes it as...
From the Sierra Club - Each book club meeting has been well attended and there are always engaging, thought-provoking conversations at them. If the ocean's health is something you're interested in, you should check out this book. We'll be discussing the book "The World is Blue: How...
From the Sierra Club - June's book is "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv. This is one of my personal favorites. From the author's website: "In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy...
From the Sierra Club - We'll be discussing the book "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" by Michael Pollan. I'm 60 pages in and am impressed by his observations and his abilities as an essayist. This is Michael Pollan's first book and he has written many others...
From the Sierra Club - This book club meeting is being set two months in advance, due to the book being larger than most books we've done. It's 495 pages of well researched stories of how rivers were dammed and water was supplied to cities situated...
From the Sierra Club - We will be discussing the biography of John Muir who started the Sierra Club and was a fascinating figure in environmental history. The book I read was "A Passion for Nature The Life of John Muir" by Donald Worster. You are...
From the Sierra Club - We will be discussing the biography of John Muir, who started the Sierra Club and was a fascinating figure in environmental history. The book I read was "A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir" by Donald Worster. You are...
From the Sierra Club - We'll meet inside where there are tables. We will be meeting to discuss, Braided Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It comes very well reviewed, and the shortest description is from npr.org: "Explains how developing a wider ecological consciousness can foster an increased understanding...
From 350 Austin - We will be discussing Juan Gonzalez's newest book, "Reclaiming Gotham". The long-time co-host of Democracy Now and outstanding journalist begins with an examination of how Bill De Blasio and the leaders of other cities are part of a movement to end America's...