mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 6:53 PM
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I'm re-reading two books. Both take my mind off the current crisis.
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Wikipedia
Honey from Stone: A Naturalist
heylisa
@heylisa
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 7:07 PM
Good idea.
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 7:55 PM
wileykat
: Oh, great idea!
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 7:56 PM
heylisa
: I started one upstairs and then found the other downstairs!
KitchenBuddy
@snorkelbuddy
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 7:56 PM
A good one I just read about our national parks is
That Wild Country
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 7:59 PM
KitchenBuddy
: Oh, it looks wonderful!
KitchenBuddy
@snorkelbuddy
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 8:06 PM
mimi
: It was very interesting and made me appreciate & learn about our national park system a lot more!
Indikon
@Indikon
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 8:14 PM
I have a pile at my side, but I’m struggling to settle into them.
Indikon
@Indikon
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 8:15 PM
I dug out a couple of Isaac Asimov books that I haven’t read for 30+ years.
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 9:43 PM
KitchenBuddy
: I'm sure it would!
Fly Fisher
@Flyfisher
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 9:43 PM
I read Bryson’s book a while back. It was absolutely brilliant and mind boggling. The amount of research that went into it must have been staggering.
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 9:44 PM
Indikon
: I've been thinking of Asimov too. But in general, it's hard to find just the right tone.
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 9:44 PM
Fly Fisher
: Yes, indeed. He notes that he did three years of research. It would take me 20!
Fly Fisher
@Flyfisher
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 11:48 PM
mimi
: ditto here!! I loved his other books, too!!! So entertaining and informative.
Annie
@Anniehoo
Tue, Mar 24, 2020 12:15 AM
mimi
@mimipal
Tue, Mar 24, 2020 12:56 AM
Fly Fisher
: Yes. So great.
mimi
@mimipal
Tue, Mar 24, 2020 12:56 AM
Annie
:
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