First things first, I impulse grabbed this at the library because of this astounding cover. Absolutely gorgeous. And what a lucky discovery for me, because this book was so dang good! I never finish non-fiction, so the fact that I actually got to the end and enjoyed it all the way through is truly impressive. I think something interesting is happening in science & nature writing – it’s gotten more and more interesting and the quality of the writing has significantly improved. It’s just much […]