Sierra Magazine 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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Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge
Erica Gies
Erica Gies's Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge (University of Chicago Press, 2022) is a buzzy symposium of a book, with more locations than a James Bond film. https://t.co/t6gomfMHaD
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kindred: Gift Edition
Octavia E. Butler
"Persistently looking forward and backward, #OctaviaButler saw this: How we were, and would be, trapped by and in between those worlds, especially if we didn't address the unfinished business." https://t.co/GHtOkbEMhu
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dinosaurs
Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet's latest novel, Dinosaurs (W.W. Norton, 2022), is the deceptively simple story of an Arizona man's relationship with the family living in a glass house next door. https://t.co/BZuEL0Mph4
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South
Margaret Renkl
Graceland, At Last, by @MargaretRenkl, makes for perfect beach reading—or, for that matter, lake-side reading, creek-side reading, stream-bank reading, pond-edge reading, or wherever you’re spending your summer holiday. https://t.co/6r4q0V8Chl
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
Karen Bakker
In The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants (Princeton University Press, 2022), Karen Bakker explores the "hidden world of nonhuman sound." https://t.co/cItDpHJtJq
Paperback, 2024
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability
Summer Michaud-Skog
Summer Michaud-Skog’s Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability, aims to empower experienced and aspiring hikers alike. https://t.co/HT7dsmvsGW
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
Jody Rosen
Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of The Bicycle, by @jodyrosen reels through cycling history, engineering, and politics. https://t.co/6r4q0V8Chl
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kindred
Octavia Butler
.@lynellgeorge on the gripping, spectral, and genre-defying spectacle that is Octavia Butler’s Kindred.
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fema: Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
Department Of Homeland Security
Young had applied for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But FEMA didn't compensate Young's family for the barn or the contents of their home, because they still have a livable space upstairs. https://t.co/nSPJCtMzFk
Paperback, 2017
$13.76$6.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic
Emily Monosson
If you are the type of person who enjoys spending a nice day at the beach reading about things that could kill you, consider Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic by Emily Monosson. https://t.co/SwcX7sKtCn
Hardcover, 2023
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book