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Part of #polymathreadingchallenge I chose this for Marine Biology, but endangered animals may be a better fit. The book sits between science and poetry (the chapter on the albatross is a great example) with each chapter dealing with a different seabird (aprt from the last which consolidates the endangered nature of thse beautiful complex birds). I don't think I'll ever look at a gull the same way again

Part of #Polymathreadingchallenge reading for Marine Biology

It interesting reading a 100+ year old popular science book. I chose this one for #polymathreadingchallange Fungi, but it's a lot more about the microbial theory of disease & the work of Pasteur,Jenner & Lister. A lot of Microbes are identified as parasitical fungi, which is necessarily the case. However this was written when microbial theory was a new modern hypothesis. A fair few folk could do with reading this especially about "raw" milk

A comfortable read, after all who doesn't love a library

For the #polymathreadingchallenge I picked up this from my library for the category Fungi. It might be a loose interpretation but the chapter Parasitic fungi should be a good fit

I've mostly read the moomins in esperanto, so the differences will be interesting to see

A book that might be about a serial killer or about food or most likely misogyny in Japanese society.

A quick enjoyable read from @scalzi@mastodon.social after all who doesn't enjoy sweary class concious dolphins and typing cats

The finale to the Savage rebellion trilogy. The twists and turns carry you to the very end

Finally we get to learn more about the mysterious Presger. A really enjoyable ride through one of my favourite universes

A darkly humorous but cosy feeling wander through the early part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sergey & his bees are hopeful characters.