Just off the top of my head, I would have found room for Thomas Nagel's Mind and Cosmos, which is a very important book, and also Auberon Waugh's Will This Do?, and Julian Barnes's Nothing to Be Frightened Of.
I'd add Adam Nicolson's The Mighty Dead and Richard Mabey's Flora Britannica...
Boldly – not to say rashly – I’ll add a handful:Stewart BrandHow Buildings LearnRoger DeakinWildwoodGustaw HerlingVolcano and MiracleJennifer HomansApollo’s AngelsClive JamesCultural AmnesiaJane JelleyTraces of VermeerOsler’s “A Way of Life” and other addresses, with commentary and annotations by Shigeaki Hinohara & Hisae NikiJoseph ViningFrom Newton’s SleepGabriel ZaidThe Secret of Fame
I'd add Adam Nicolson's The Mighty Dead and Richard Mabey's Flora Britannica...
ReplyDeleteBoldly – not to say rashly – I’ll add a handful:
ReplyDeleteStewart Brand
How Buildings Learn
Roger Deakin
Wildwood
Gustaw Herling
Volcano and Miracle
Jennifer Homans
Apollo’s Angels
Clive James
Cultural Amnesia
Jane Jelley
Traces of Vermeer
Osler’s “A Way of Life” and other addresses,
with commentary and annotations by Shigeaki Hinohara & Hisae Niki
Joseph Vining
From Newton’s Sleep
Gabriel Zaid
The Secret of Fame