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Invention of Nature: review in Wall Street Journal

The wonderful Jenny Uglow review Invention of Nature in Wall Street Journal ... and what  a lovely review it is.

���engrossing biography of Humboldt ��� Andrea Wulf magnificently recreates Humboldt���s dazzling, complex personality and the scope of his writing ��� Her book fulfills her aim to restore Humboldt to his place ���in the pantheon of nature and science,��� revealing his approach as a key source for our modern understanding of the natural world.��� ��� Wall Street Journal

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Invention of Nature: review in New Scientist

���gripping study ���Wulf has delved deep into her hero���s life and travelled widely to feel nature as he felt it. No one who reads this brilliant book is likely to forget Humboldt.:  ��� New Scientist

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Invention of Nature: 'Books in Brief' in Nature

Lovely short review in Nature - The Invention of Nature is a 'coruscating account'.

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Humboldt's Natur Wasser: The Drink that goes with The Invention of Nature

I've collaborated with the amazing Tamworth Distillery in New Hampshire. They created the most delicious drink to accompany my book! Now, that's what we like. Books, cocktails and Humboldt. It's absolutely delicious - it's Tamarind-infused as a homage to Humboldt who used Tamarind to make the water of the Orinoco drinkable. Only 500 bottles were produced.

You can try them at some of my talks and they've also organised three amazing dinners (see events page) in NY, DC and Philadelphia (to buy tickets click here)

Here is a link to their website which describes the drink.

Cocktails are served at my talks in Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, NY and at the MHS in Boston.

Invention of Nature: Staff Pick Publishers Weekly

It's so great to see that people are getting what my book is about

"After reading her marvelous book it���s clear that we���d all benefit from a greater familiarity with his [Humboldt's] accomplishments as well as his way of perceiving the world. Ecological thinking���or the act of examining how parts interact as a whole���irks those of a reductionist bent, just as it smacks of antagonism to capital, however mild such antagonism may ultimately be. Wulf likely recognizes this, or maybe she simply has good timing. Either way, her more-than-complete account implies as much about our current moment as it reveals about Humboldt���s.��� - Publishers Weekly

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Review of David Wootton's 'Invention of Science' in the Financial Times

Here is my review of David Wootton's amazing history of the Scientific Revolution. 

Download ���The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution���, by David Wootton - FT.com (to avoid FT's paywall)

Invention of Nature: Review in Irish Examiner

A nice very early review in the Irish Examiner:

���This is a big book about a big subject, written with scholarship and enthusiasm ��� A book that may help restore his well- deserved reputation as the father of environmentalism ��� the phrase ���lost hero of science��� in the subtitle of her book is no exaggeration��� ��� Irish Examiner

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Review of Naomi J. Williams's "Landfalls" in WSJ

Here is my review of Naomi J. Williams great debut novel "Landfalls" in the WSJ

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click for PDF of review  Download Learning the Hard Way - WSJ

The Invention of Nature: short review in Wanderlust magazine

Here is a short (and nice) review in the September issue of the travel magazine Wanderlust. 

Invention of Nature: The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2015

'The Invention of Nature' named by Publishers Weekly as one of 'The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2015" - culled from 14, 000 titles. What an honour to be on the same list as Jonathan Franzen, Isabel Allende, John Irving and Orhan Pamuk!!!

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