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Nature and Science February 2023 |
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One Book Siouxland 2023 The 2023 One Book Siouxland title is Accidental Rancher by Eliza Blue |
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| Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany BrookshireThe takeaway: "Pest is all about perspective," explains science journalist and podcaster Bethany Brookshire (Science for the People) in this thought-provoking examination of why we demonize certain animals.
You'll learn: how the rise of cheap supermarket chicken led to flocks of feral urban pigeons; why rats are pests but cats (the leading cause of animal extinction) are pets.
For fans of: Mary Roach's Fuzz, Hal Herzog's Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, or Rob Dunn's Never Home Alone. |
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Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife
by Rodney Stotts with Kate Pipkin
What it is: a "thought-provoking, moving, and inspiring" (Library Journal) memoir by Rodney Stotts, who recounts his impoverished upbringing and unlikely path to becoming a conservationist, wildlife educator, and one of the few Black master falconers in the United States.
Media buzz: Stotts' journey is also documented in "The Falconer," an episode of the PBS documentary series America Reframed.
For fans of: Helen MacDonald's H is for Hawk.
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| How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina ImblerWhat it is: a collection of ten essays by science journalist Sabrina Imbler that focuses on marine creatures that live and thrive in hostile environments.
Includes: self-cloning jellyfish, the terrifying sand-striker worms; and self-sacrificing octopus parents.
What sets it apart: Imbler pairs their reflections on being a queer, mixed race person (in a field dominated by white cisgender men) with lyrical observations on distinctive sea creatures. |
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| Hatching: Experiments in Motherhood and Technology by Jenni QuilterWhat it is: Author Jenni Quilter's "sensitive, politically astute" (Publishers Weekly) history of reproductive technologies, interwoven with her own experiences with infertility and in vitro fertilization.
Is it for you? The history of gynecology, recounted here in well-researched detail, is also the history of white male doctors exploiting and abusing marginalized people, particularly Black and Indigenous women.
For fans of: Belle Boggs' The Art of Waiting. |
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| Butts: A Backstory by Heather RadkeWhat it's about: Reporter and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke gets to the bottom of...well, the bottom in this "winning, cheeky, and illuminating" (Washington Post) cultural history.
Why you might like it: This wide-ranging, well-researched book contains a wealth of information, both lighthearted (Victorian "fart parlors," the many musical tributes to the female posterior) and serious (scientific racism, diet culture).
Did you know...? Humans are the only animal with buttocks, and research suggests that it played a key role in our species' evolution. |
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| The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World by Suzie SheehyContains: 12 groundbreaking physics experiments of the 20th century and their far-reaching impact on both our understanding of the universe and our everyday lives.
Read it for: author and physicist Suzie Sheehy's accessible explanations of complex topics, as well as her inclusion of women and people of color whose contributions to science are often overlooked. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Siouxland Libraries
200 North Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
605-367-8700www.siouxlandlib.org |
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