Month: July 2015
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Review of Stephen Buchmann’s The Reason for Flowers in WSJ
Here is my review of Stephen Buchmann's "The Reason for Flowers" – which is a pretty terrible book. Very rambling and not enjoyable. Shame. click here for review on Wall Street Journal website click for PDF of review Download Petal to the Metal – WSJ
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The Invention of Nature: Starred Review in Publisher’s Weekly
Another fabulous early review of The Invention of Nature. A 'starred' review. "Evocative descriptions of his expeditions … delightful stories … Wulf’s stories of wilderness adventure and academic exchange flow easily, and her affection for von Humboldt is contagious." —Publisher’s Weekly click here for full review in Publisher's Weekly
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BBC Radio 4 Making History: Interview about Humboldt
Tom Holland interviewed me on BBC Radio 4 about Alexander von Humboldt's importance for environmentalism (and a bit about the man himself of course) in a programme about the natural history of history … so to speak. click below for the podcast MakingHistory 21-7-15 or here for BBC Making History website
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Richard Holmes on “The Invention of Nature”
And here is another spectacular advance quote for 'The Invention of Nature" … by Richard Holmes who wrote the epic 'The Age of Wonder'. I'm so honoured. "The Invention of Nature is a big, magnificent, adventurous book – so vividly written and daringly researched – a geographical pilgrimage and an intellectual epic! With brilliant, surprising,…
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Bookseller: Invention of Nature – One of top 12 books for October 2015
Invention of Nature listed in Bookseller as one of the top twelve books to be published in October 2015.
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Review of Frank Wilczek’a A Beautiful Question in Financial Times
Here is my review of Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek's book about the question of beauty in the universe. Download ‘A Beautiful Question’, by Frank Wilczek – FT.com (to avoid pay wall of FT)
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A.N. Wilson on “The Invention of Nature”
The prolific and wonderful A.N. Wilson has just given me what must be one of the most amazing advance quotes I have ever received. Yeah! "This is a truly wonderful book. The German-speaking world does not need to be reminded of Alexander Humboldt, the last universal genius of European history. The English-speaking world does, astonishingly,…
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Miranda Seymour on “The Invention of Nature”
And another wonderful advance quote – this one is from the erudite Miranda Seymour: “Andrea Wulf’s marvellous book should go a long way towards putting this captivating eighteenth century German scientist, traveller and opinion-shaper back at the heart of the way we look at the world which Humboldt helped to interpret, and whose environmental problems…
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LA Times: Alexander von Humboldt. The man who made nature modern
Here is my first Humboldt article – an op-ed piece in the LA Times (5 July 2015). click here for the article