Hmm... I've been pretty lax in posting these. Ah, well.
Our library days have been a bit messed up lately, with things being renewed or returned on non-library days, so when we headed in today, we didn't have anything to return at all, though we do still have a few items at home.
Youngest didn't take anything out at all, as she's still working on one book with another as yet untouched, both from the Enchanted World series of books. She's really liking those.
Eldest was quite pleased with her finds today.
Smithsonian Institution Animal; the definitive visual guide to the world's wildlife from DK. She really misses her encyclopedias. This one is a monster of a book - I swear it weighs almost 10 pounds all on its own! *L* ok, maybe eight. ;-)
The Collector's Book of Twentieth Century Fashion: Plenty of images in this one, from photos to advertisements. It's always interesting so see how fashion has changed over the years.
Creation; Life and How to Make it: Written by Steve Grand, who makes some of the most advanced artificial life yet possible. Should be an interesting perspective.
My own choices were on the lean side today. We had to head out before I had a chance to finish looking. Which is probably a good thing, all things considered. *L*
Eco-Imperialism; Green Power, Black Death: I snapped this one up as soon as I saw it, having had it on my reading list for a while now. I've been interested in reading this since I first encountered the issue in some of my research. The author exposes the damage being done by today's environmental movements, which increasingly have little to do with the environment and more to do with money, politics and anti-humanism.
Heat; How to Stop the Planet from Burning: If you read my other blog at all, you'll see I've been spending quite a lot of time on the issue of AGW and climate change. Lately, I've been trying to alternate between pro-AGW and con-AGW viewpoints, though that's not always been possible. This book had been on my reading list, but not near the top until it came up in a discussion about the author. I decided to put a hold on it, along with a couple of other books on the subject I already had on hold. Unlike the "skeptical" books I've got on hold, where I'm 32 and 18 in line, this one didn't have a waiting list, so I got it a lot faster than expected. Hmm...
Conservative Environmentalism; Reassessing the Means, Redefining the Ends: I've actually borrowed this one before, but never got to read it before it had to be returned. Once I finish the current pro-AGW book I'm reading, I'll be moving on to this one before going on to Heat.
Environmental Overkill; Whatever happened to common sense? This book seems to confront how extremism has overtaken science and logic, with an insider's perspective that I look forward to reading.
On to the videos...
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life - Open Ocean and The Deep. Eldest was thrilled when she saw this one, as she has particular interest in deep sea life.
The Life of Mammals: the BBC seems to come out with some really interesting dvds. :-)
Engineering Disasters: this one is from the History Channel. We'd borrowed More Engineering Disasters and enjoyed it so much, I had to go looking and put a hold on the first one.
The First Beliefs: part of the Secrets of Ancient Empires series. The only one left in the series for us to see is The First Armies.
All's Well that Ends Well: from The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare series by the BBC and Time-Life.
I think we're set for the next while. :-D
2 comments:
pretty interesting......
Thanks. We enjoyed most of it - just a couple of disappointments. The Animal book was one Eldest didn't like as much as she thought she would. The Blue Planet dvd, however, was enjoyed so much, we're actually buying the entire 5 disc series.
:-)
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