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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Really enjoyed thius somewhat hard top categorize book. Part memoir, part paeon to the life of a scientist and to botany in general and trees in particular. Found the bits about plants a mile away reacting to chemicals put out by other plants fascinating. Also was interested in the idea of plant "memory." The parts where she revealed parts of her own struggle with illness and with being a woman in a male dominated field came across as simply factual , not grating as self examination can sometimes be when induled in with a captive audience present. Can't recommend it enough
With âLab Girl,â Jahren has taken the form of the memoir and done something remarkable with it. Sheâs made the experience of reading the book mimic her own lived experience in a way that few writers are capable of. She swerves from observations about plant life (âA cactus doesnât live in the desert because it likes the desert; it lives there because the desert hasnât killed it yetâ) to a report from the interior of her tortured brain (âFull-blown mania lets you see the other side of deathâ) to adventures on the road with Bill (âââDo you really think this is illegal?â I asked Bill over the CB radio.â) â and somehow, it all works, because the structure and the language follow the story. Has as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML:An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which sheâ??s studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant lifeâ??but it is also so much more. Lab Girl is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahrenâ??s remarkable stories: about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroomâ??s labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work done â??with both the heart and the handsâ?; and about the inevitable disappointments, but also the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries, of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home. Jahrenâ??s probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. Lab Girl opens your eyes to the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal. Here is an eloquent demonstration of what can happen when you find the stamina, passion, and sense of sacrifice needed to make a life out of what you truly love, as you discover along the way the person you were meant to be. Music for the Audio Edition: Composed by Katelyn Sweeney Ching Margaret Kocher, Cellist Katelyn Sweeney Ching, Pianist Mark Robinson, Audio Engineer No library descriptions found. |
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I donât usually use audiobooks, but I recently started knitting and found itâs a lot of fun to craft and listen at the same time. When Iâm lucky my cat snuggles up to me as well. âșïž ( )