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The RNC
Nature Book Club This club was started in the winter of 2016 to support reading and discussion of books about the natural world. Our mission is to create a lively forum which meets monthly on the Second Tuesday of the month from 10 AM to noon (or longer depending on how lively this discussion grows) to learn about aspects of the natural world. This encompasses a broad range of topics. We decide as a group which book we will read next, based on factors such as interest of Club members and availability of the book in preferred formats. Some of our members prefer physical books they can write in, some prefer borrowing a book from a library, and others like eBooks. Reading a book a month can be expensive. To keep costs down, we don't read the latest bestsellers but select books that are available new or used for under $10. |
We welcome new members to bring new ideas and outlooks to our discussion.
Past Selections:
A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds by Gary Snyder Bay Country: Reflections on the Chesapeake by Tom Horton Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by David Montgomery Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf Lab Girl by Hope Jahren The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan The Bear by William Faulkner The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature by David George Haskell What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy Animal Wise by Virginia Morell |