Barbara J King Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Barbara J. KIng is an anthropologist and science writer. Anthropologist/agitator for animals. Freelance sci writer. Book, TED talk animal grief. Newest: Animals' Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals.
Grief: A Philosophical Guide
Michael CholbiBarbara J KingAs I gear up to write more about grief behavior in animals, I'll be reading widely. Looking forward to this one by Michael Cholbi from @PrincetonUPress. #grief #philosophy #anthropology #animals #BookTwitter https://t.co/1LjO0Y2IzC
Paperback, 2024
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Imagining the End: Mourning and Ethical Life
Jonathan LearBarbara J KingCurrent reading: Imagining the End: Mourning and Ethical Life, by Jonathan Lear from @Harvard_Press. I agree some, I disagree some, and that's the best kind of reading. #philosophy #anthropology #deathstudies #BookTwitter #grief https://t.co/KAILppMze8
Paperback, 2024
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cornerstones: Wild Forces That Can Change Our World
Benedict MacDonaldBarbara J KingHow can the rewilding of Britain be accomplished-- while shifting conservation goals along the way? I review Benedict MacDonald @Rebirding1's Cornerstones in this week's @TheTLS https://t.co/2MJDPT1MGe #conservation #ecosystems #animals #BookTwitter #Britain #UK https://t.co/hs00ixh8vs
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Wave: A Memoir
Sonali DeraniyagalaBarbara J King@deadgoodreading Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala is a stunning grief memoir.
Paperback, 2013
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed YongBarbara J KingYong writes in a perfect balance of scientific rigor and personal awe as he invites readers to grasp something of how other animals experience the world. ... It's a magnificent achievement.
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall KimmererBarbara J KingSo it is that in Potawatomi and most other Indigenous languages, we use the same words to address the living world as we use for our family. #SundaySentence, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass. #amreading https://t.co/IhRuTAYky3
Paperback, 2015
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy TanBarbara J KingI love Tan's curiosity and openness to possibilities about birds, who are much smarter than often credited… Tan's playful humor strays into outright anthropomorphism at times. This fanciful tone only brings extra warmth to a magnificently written and illustrated volume.
Bookbook - Detail Unspecified, 2024
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sam: A Read with Jenna Pick
Allegra GoodmanBarbara J KingYou can take a boulder and map it in your mind, and that rock becomes your entire world, like your own asteroid.-- My #SundaySentence this week comes from Allegra Goodman's SAM. Wonderful novel about #climbing, adolescence, and love. https://t.co/sWXtC8rR7h
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Melissa L. SevignyBarbara J KingI reviewed @MelissaSevigny's fabulous BRAVE THE WILD RIVER for @ScienceMagazine: tale of two women botanists who in 1938 braved the Colorado River (and #gender expectations) for their science. So good! https://t.co/hEi0cEW1gF #books #womeninscience #botany #scicomm #GrandCanyon
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara KingsolverBarbara J KingGreat choice, @oprahsbookclub. Am reading now. In 'Demon Copperhead' a young boy's narration is just stunning, smart and funny and sad, on living poor in #Appalachia and on stereotyped 'hillbilly culture'.
Paperback, 2024
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book