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Who Was Fridtjof Nansen?

Posted on October 10, 2016 by swabby429

I discovered Fridtjof Nansen one long ago day of my youth when grandpa Johnson and I were going through a stack of books he wanted to lend to me.  Grandpa thought I’d be especially interested in a musty old book … Continue reading →

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Being A Beast (Review)

Posted on September 22, 2016 by swabby429

Doctor Charles Foster has written a very peculiar book about animals.  It’s not another one of those touchy-feely, idealized bedtime story type of books. Foster’s account goes far beyond the anthropomorphized characters of popular culture.  The book Being a Beast: … Continue reading →

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