Here are some of my favourite reads this year from my commutes to and from school, not including my usual magazines: Scientific American, Canadian Geographic, The Walrus, and Spacing.
The TTC wasn’t perfect this year (I’m talking about you -the Dufferin bus on Thursdays!). But commuting by public transportation allows me time to read! In the age of AI, there is no greater good.
Absolutely the best book I read this year: incredible description of fire, to the extent of personifying fire as a character in this highly detailed and well researched book about the 2016 Fort McMurray fire and about climate change more widely, especially the role of fossil fuels. Also got me much more interested in the Boreal Forest.
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A fabulous history book that gave me a lot to think about in terms of incorporating Roman women in my course. Also hilarious! Also tragic. This book is written in a very forthright style and kept me intrigued about periods in the empire that are not my favourite.
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An interesting tracing of the impact of epidemics on world history. I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to, but I still enjoyed it. Yes, I know, enjoying books on disease is weird. This book revived my interest in the Mongols.
I tried to get through this one but just found it too dense – and heavy – for TTC reading. I didn’t expect such a scientific approach to history – too much for a.m.
I read this book at least three times and made notes on it during many long morning commutes back when the trip from Yonge/Bloor to Rosedale took 10 minutes! It informed my practice in credit recovery English classes immensely. Thanks to Paul Bryant for lending it to me for nearly the entire semester.
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