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Nature Lovers' Book Discussion Group

Discuss books with topics of wildlife, ecology, and the natural world and our place in it. Explore the literature of landscape, place, natural history, and the environment. Various members of the group will facilitate the discussions. Everyone who is interested is welcome to join the discussion.

Nature Lovers' Book Discussion Group
Dates: 9/13/2023 - 12/13/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 4
Building: Moana
Room: Large Conference Room
Instructor:
Discuss books with topics of wildlife, ecology, and the natural world and our place in it. Explore the literature of landscape, place, natural history, and the environment. Various members of the group will facilitate the discussions. Everyone who is interested is welcome to join the discussion.
Show Description
- September 13: The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf
- October 11: Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge by Erica Gies
- November 8: Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
- December 13: Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood by Terry Masear
This is a HYBRID class. Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

This class meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month beginning in September.

Nature Lovers' Book Discussion Group
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 6/12/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Moana
Room: Large Conference Room
Instructor:
Discuss books with topics of wildlife, ecology, and the natural world and our place in it. Explore the literature of landscape, place, natural history, and the environment. Various members of the group will facilitate the discussions. Everyone who is interested is welcome to join the discussion.
Show Description
- January 10: Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa L. Sevigny
- February 14: Unsettled: What Climate Science Tell Us, What It Doesn't, and Why it Matters by Steven Koonin
- March 13: The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America by Steven Johnson
- April 10: Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood by John Soennichsen
- May 8: Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Phillip C. Plait
- June 12: I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
This is a HYBRID class. Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

This class meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month Spring 2024 First class is Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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