I was wondering what ZooChatters read, and so I am posing the question right here. Currently I am reading: Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists By Ian Campbell, Ken Behrens, Charley Hesse, and Phil Chaon (A recent acquisition and a very interesting book on the habitats of the world) Ooievaars zonder grenzen by Kris Struyf (Dutch book about the stork projects at Planckendael and the Zwin nature reserve and the return of the white stork to Flanders) River Monsters by Jeremy Wade (Book telling some of the stories behind the well-known Discovery/Animal Planet TV series, basically re-reading some of the chapters for my Congo speculative zoo project)
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien) I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson) The Naked Ape (Desmond Morris)
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Futureby Elizabeth Kolbert Lucifers evangelium by Tom Egeland Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen I ordered copy, as well. Looks very promising read !
As of right now I am reading The Princeton Encyclopedia Of Mammals. Very long, but quite interesting, huge book as well. I am also reading A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglass Adams
Currently starting Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones, who is the author of books such as The Templars and Magna Carta as well as a TV presenter. I will also be periodically reading The Penguin History of the World by J.M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad, which will cover around 1400 pages, drastically more than the former book as well as the 2 books I will mention later on, which are all approximately around 600 pages each. After reading the middle ages book, I will move onto A Brief History of the Hundred Years War by Desmond Seward, then onto The Oxford History on the French Revolution by William Doyle, then George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by Miranda Carter, then Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922 by Giles Milton, then finally The Cold War by Odd Arne Westad. I also have the definitive visual guides of WWI and WW2 by DK, but I'm pretty fed up of world wars for now, so I'm leaving those out of the plan. I think this will take me to around the beginning/middle of 2023, in which I will either read The Norman Conquest by Marc Morris or read the visual guides before getting a new set of books.
Skybound: One Woman's Journey in Flight by Rebecca Loncraine Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon by Chuck Harter and Michael J. Hayde
After Man by Dougal Dixon: a book about fictional animals and their adaptations set 50 million years in the future after humans went extinct. I am also reading The National Audubon Society Field Guide To Reptiles And Amphibians: A book about the reptiles and amphibians of North America
The Lost World by Micheal Chrichton. I've already read Jurassic Park and Congo. Chrichton is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors.
A little hatred by Joe Abercrombie. First part in The age of madness trilogy, part of the First Law universe
I forgot to say that It appears somebody else on this forum enjoys sarcasm (I’m much worse in person)
Over the past 4 months the books that I have read include: -Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams -All things Wild and Wonderful, Kobie Kruger -Mahlangeni, Kobie Kruger -The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald -A Game Ranger Remembers, Bruce Bryden
I am currently reading three zoo books; two recent publications and one hundred-and-thirty year old classic: The Zoos of Great Britain and Ireland (John Tuson; 2022) Zooscape 2020: Sheridan's Handbook of Zoos in Europe 2015 -2030 (Anthony Sheridan & Alex Rubel; 2022) A Hand-book of the Management of Animals in Captivity in Lower Bengal (Ram Bramha Sanyal; 1892)
Truth denied: The Sasquatch DNA Study by Scott Carpenter. you can also watch some of him on YouTube if interested.
I've started re-reading a collection of ghost stories by M.R. James, I usually bring this book with me on trips if I'm staying in a hotel or have a long train journey, but every now and then I'll break it out and read one of the shorter stories before bedtime. I also have a book of H.P. Lovecraft stories I want to start reading again, but have never got around to.
I just finished On Safari: The Story of my Life (1963) by Armand Denis which is certainly a book of that era - a few uncomfortable moments but that was to be expected. Many lively stories and adventures as well (the chapter about capturing wild okapis in particular!). I am just starting on Zoos (1967) by Emily Hahn which involves her visiting zoos and meeting with directors/zoo people throughout Europe, the United States, Japan and even at Taronga. Seems like an excellent book so far with vivid accounts of her travels. Lots of fabulous photographs as well.
