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Jane Goodall's Reading List

“There was no TV when I was a child,” says the primatologist Jane Goodall, author (most recently) of “The Book of Hope.” “I learned from books — and nature. I read every book about animals I could find. Doctor Dolittle and Tarzan led me to dream about living with animals in Africa.”

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By the Book: Jane Goodall (2021)

NYT By the Book column (2021-10-14).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter · Buy on Amazon
"Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter. His mastery of the different voices of his characters is quite extraordinary."
Cover of The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien · Buy on Amazon
"Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings — the author has created another world that becomes totally real even as the story grips you. Moreover, the book is like an allegory of the challenges we face in today's dark times."
Cover of Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson · Buy on Amazon
"I admire Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring."
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben · Buy on Amazon
"Peter Wohlleben, who wrote The Hidden Life of Trees."
The Arbornaut
Meg Lowman · Buy on Amazon
"Meg Lowman, who wrote The Arbornaut. So far I've only read the prologue and Chapter 1, but I wrote about her amazing discoveries in my last book."
Cover of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe · Buy on Amazon
"Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, made a huge impression on me, so that I am passionate about racial discrimination."

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