Mark Cocker
'It takes a whole universe to make the one small black bird'
Tag: books
Christmas Books 2025
We’re constantly being told about the new-tech that will change our world. No technology has been more transformative across the whole of my life than the one developed in 1455: the good old printed book. I’ve read something like 47 in 2025 and in… Continue Reading “Christmas Books 2025”
A Singular Triumph.
Richard Fortey, A Curious Boy, William Collins, £20, 2021. This is not so much a review, as a way to commemorate Richard Fortey. Yesterday we received the immensely sad news that he has died aged 79. For those who didn’t know him or his… Continue Reading “A Singular Triumph.”
Books really do furnish a Christmas
I get notice of, or receive, too many books to give due love to them all. As the holiday season approaches and we get to have leisure time for reading, I thought I’d post about some books you might want to mention to Santa.… Continue Reading “Books really do furnish a Christmas”
Shieldbugs & Ponds, Pools and Puddles: UNOFFICIAL BOOKCLUB NO 12
Shieldbugs by Richard Jones, New Naturalist 147, Collins, £65, pbk £35 Ponds, Pools and Puddles Jeremy Biggs and Penny Williams, New Naturalist 148,, Collins, £65, pbk £35. This is a long overdue piece on the last two in the New Naturalist series, which is,… Continue Reading “Shieldbugs & Ponds, Pools and Puddles: UNOFFICIAL BOOKCLUB NO 12”
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