Archive for January, 2004

Ways of Seeing

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

by John Berger ISBN: 0140216316

This book contains seven essays about, as the title suggests, seeing things. Three are entirely about seeing, as they consist only of images. All the reproductions (ranging

The Search for the Giant Squid

Monday, January 26th, 2004

by Richard Ellis ISBN: 0140286764

I think the giant squid, even the idea of giant squid, is inherently fascinating. Unfortunately, this book was not all that fascinating.

Ellis is fascinated by giant squid;

The Octopi and the Ocean

Thursday, January 22nd, 2004

by Dan James published by Top Shelf Productions

James gives us the True Story of the octopi, presented as a fable. In this clever tale, a young boy with cruel parents is

Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Monday, January 19th, 2004

by David Quammen ISBN: 0393051404

Indian lions, Australian crocodiles, Romanian bears, and Siberian tigers, oh my! Quammen, while noting other types of predators, keeps his focus on these four keystone species in