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Category Archives: Nature & Science
Nap Time is my Happy Hour
Napping isn’t just for kids anymore. Sometimes on my days off just curling up with my cats and a good book I’ll find myself just nodding off a bit…and it’s wonderful! Same goes for work, when I’m working a late … Continue reading
Bird Week: Birds of the Pacific Northwest
The Seattle Public Library is partnering with the Seward Park Audubon Center for Bird Week, April 23-30, in celebration of the center’s tenth anniversary and the National Audubon Society’s 2018 Year of the Bird. The Pacific Northwest region is blessed with … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Nature & Science, Nonfiction
Tagged Bird Week, Bird Week 2018, birding, birds, Birdwatching
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Cooking Wild
Every year around February or March my husband and I plan our first camping outing. We have a cabin that we love, so even if it’s cold outside we can be nice and cozy. Our cabin has the absolute basics … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Food and Gardening, Nature & Science, Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation
Tagged camping, Kara P., outdoor cooking, PNW
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New Nonfiction Roundup – March 2018
Historical narratives set in remote locations. Inspiring stories of the pursuit for peace, justice and equality. Examinations on the perils of authoritarianism. Cookbooks galore. All these, and more, await you this March! 3/5: The People vs. Democracy by Yascha Mounk. The author … Continue reading
Our Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2017
… according to Seattle Public Library adult librarians Yesterday we listed our librarians’ favorite novels of 2017; today, we present you with the list of our ten favorite nonfiction books published in 2017, from memoirs to essay collections to history … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Food and Gardening, History and Biography, LISTS, Nature & Science, Nonfiction, Staff Favorites
Tagged best books of the year, BOOKS, Top 10 lists
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Let’s talk time
Sunday morning saw us fall back from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, setting our clocks back an hour. It reignited the biannual discussion in my house about the wisdom (or lack thereof) of time change, the history of time, … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nature & Science, Nonfiction, Science Fiction
Tagged Andrea G., reincarnation, time travel
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New nonfiction – September 2017
This September, enjoy a bevy of books about technology and society, improving your life, reflections on the political landscape and 2016 election, and of course some new cookbooks.
