Review | Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption
‘Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption’ by Mitchell Schwarzer is a superb example of urban history.
Review | Extinctions: Living and Dying in the Margin of Error
This book sets out, in some nine chapters, both the ‘turbulent’ journey of that one species living 3.7 billion years ago to the 8.7 million today and the human activity threatening that biodiversity.
Review | Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin
Talking at the Gates by James Campbell is a biography of James Baldwin, one of the most influential American writers of the twentieth century.
Review | Under the Wave at Waimea
Set in Hawaii and with a champion surfer as its central character, “Under the Wave at Waimea” introduces us to the global geography of surfing.
Review | Lure of the Beach: A Global History
Robert C. Ritchie guides readers through a comprehensive history of mankind’s love affair with the beach.