For what it is worth, I would like to mention the following book related to the environmental book reading thread:
American Conservation Movement: John Muir And His Legacy (Paperback) by Stephen Fox (Author) In high school I was always way more into history than biology -so maybe my interest in this book is biased. And I admit that I read this after college and not before. But it still might be of interest to some on this list if it was not on your radar. -Gene On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Kathleen Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last Chance to See is not a serious scientific discussion of environmental > problems. There is a fair amount of humor and generally fun-to-read stories > of Adams' adventures with biologists. However, it is interspersed with > quite a bit of the biology of the species he goes to see, a good bit of > cultural context, interesting descriptions of efforts to sustain declining > populations (ecotourism, habitat restoratin, relocation, and breeding > programs), and some brief discussion of some of the causes of extinction > (poaching, habitat loss, invasive species). I don't remember Adams > expounding on the way things ought to be. It's a great book to launch more > serious discussion of environmental problems. The book is fun to read, > which is important for non-majors summer reading assignments, and gives it > a chance at getting previously uninterested students interested in > conservation biology. > -Kathleen > > > > > On Feb 27 2008, Kelly Stettner wrote: > > > I'm a little surprised to see Last Chance to See being promoted for this > > purpose; from what I gather, it's a fun read...period. There is a ton of > > Adams' lovely, off-beat British humor (especially in the dialogue), > > plenty of his opinions about The Way Things Ought To Be, but he is very > > flippant with imporant topics which form the back-drop for The Way Things > > Got To Be How They Are. It's a fun read, perhaps a launch-point for > > honest research and serious discussion, but humor doesn't replace > > integrity. > > > > Respectfully, > > Kelly Stettner > > > > > >Black River Action Team (BRAT) > > 45 Coolidge Road > > Springfield, VT 05156 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://www.blackriveractionteam.org > > > >~Making ripples on the Black River since 2000! ~ > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > > > > -- > ----------------------------- > Kathleen S. Knight >
