OUT NOW!!!Happy pub day to NERVE by Eva Holland and BECOMING WILD by Carl Safina!...Buy NERVE by Eva

OUT NOW!!!Happy pub day to NERVE by Eva Holland and BECOMING WILD by Carl Safina!...Buy NERVE by Eva Holland here!#5 Bestseller in Canada for the week of April 11!Featured in Reader’s DigestNamed one of WIRED’s 13 Must-Read Books for Spring—Reviews for NERVE by Eva Holland:“Brave and emboldening. Nerve exposes fear for what it really is: a flush of chemicals, an evolutionary instinct, a mirror to the self.”—Kate Harris, author of Lands of Lost Borders“Nerve is brave and tender, and an example of why journalists treating themselves as guinea pigs should never completely go out of style.”—WIRED“Science and psychology inform the engaging memoir of an author on a self-help mission… . Her goal is not to eliminate fear, but to put it into perspective.”—Kirkus Reviews“Combining anecdotes that document her personal vulnerabilities with tales of outdoor adventure and just enough scientific research, Holland crafts an engaging and unique memoir. Fans of the self-help genre and popular science in the style of Mary Roach will enjoy this debut title.”—Library Journal“A readable overview of what happens when human beings lose their nerve, author Holland employs relatable life experiences to explore multiple facets of fear… . Readers share in the journey as Holland confronts her fears and comes to successfully manage them… . This might encourage readers to identify, examine, and tackle fears of their own.”—Booklist“A fascinating book … Much of the enjoyment of Nerve involves rooting for Holland as she attempts to wrestle her own fears to the ground, and to report on the outcome of that effort would spoil that pleasure. It’s enough to say that by the end of this account, her relationship to fear has changed, something that may well happen to the readers of her engaging book.”—Shelf Awareness“[A] courageous chronicle of many fraught years facing down two debilitating phobias… Poignant and humorous, Holland’s demon-chasing journey is an inspiration.”—Foreword Reviews“An enlightening intellectual road trip … Holland is an ideal companion—warm and intelligent, open-hearted and clear-eyed… . [She] has felt, and conquered—and then captured and made sense of—fears so intense that they made me wince just reading about them.”—Rob Moor, author of On Trails“I really enjoyed Nerve—Holland perfectly balances her personal story with actual science, and I appreciated the clarity with which she describes her experiences. It gave me a lot to think about.”—Alex Honnold, rock climber and author of Alone on the Wall“Nerve is a gorgeous journey … a love letter to life itself: to the instincts and relationships that sustain us, to all the ways we find to push through.”—Blair Braverman, Iditarod racer and author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube“A white-knuckle journey into extreme states of terror and grief. It’s a gift for all of us who are fated to live with fear and sorrow—that is, for human beings.”—Brian Phillips, author of Impossible Owls“Brave, surprising, and gorgeous… . by using science to understand and confront her worst fears, [Holland] shows us how to find peace with our own.”—Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes“A moving, groundbreaking look at how we can live in a world filled with dangers, both real and perceived, by one of the most talented writers working today.”—Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness“A raw, intimate account… scarily good and profoundly brave.”—Luke Dittrich, author of Patient HM...Buy BECOMING WILD by Carl Safina here!Reviewed in the New York Times Reviewed in Science MagazineFeatured on the podcast Big Picture ScienceRead author Carl Safina’s article in Orion Magazine about BECOMING WILD During a Pandemic!—Reviews for BECOMING WILD by Carl Safina:“Safina’s lovely account of his travels with researchers … reveals majestic, closely knit communities… . And few readers will doubt that these magnificent creatures need urgent attention. Enthralling.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“[A] bracing and enlightening book… . Safina’s writing on the watery depths and its denizens is sublime … [challenging] us to be more acutely aware of species whose social lives have much to teach us.”―Science“Seminal… . By drawing attention to the importance of regional variation and acculturated behavior, Safina raises important issues for environmentalists.”―Natural History“Eloquent… . This revelatory work sheds as much light on what it means to be human as it does on the nature of other species.”―Publishers WeeklyPraise for Carl Safina“Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, majestic and puckish in equal measure, with a contagious enthusiasm… . He draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own… . Captivating.”―The New York Times“[Safina] felicitously combines lambent writing with dazzling facts … illuminating our knowledge of significant and engaging subjects.”―The Washington Post“Brilliant … Each of Safina’s beautifully limned animal portraits is the weight of human influence and a challenge to exercise the power of empathy… . [Safina] is a font of research, his wonder contagious.”―Elle“Safina’s engaging writing takes readers along on his journey, so that we learn about these creatures as he does… . His adventures with researchers observing wild animals in the field are fascinating … entertaining, and informative.”―Slate -- source link

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