Tag: Atlas of a Lost World

• Favorite Books of the 2010s

  See also: my favorite films, TV shows, and albums of the 2010s. This list happens to coincide perfectly with the period of time I began (1) reading for fun once I graduated college, (2) tracking my reading, and (3) reading a lot more. This means I had tons of titles to consider. I forced myself…

  Dec 12, 2019

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  # Atlas of a Lost World, best of, books, Boom Town, Circe, Kory Stamper, lists, Madeline Miller, Station Eleven, Steven Johnson, The Hunt for Vulcan, The Shepherd’s Life, Typewriter Revolution

• Atlas of a Lost World

  We think of ourselves as different from other animals. We extol our own tool use, congratulate our sentience, but our needs are the same. We are creatures on a planet looking for a way ahead. Why do we like vistas? Why are pullouts drawn on the sides of highways, signs with arrows showing where to…

  Jun 7, 2018

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  # Atlas of a Lost World, books, Craig Childs, history, Pleistocene, quotes, science, travel