Guest Blog: Seth Magle of Urban Wildlife Institute
5 Inspiring Environmentalist Biographies
If you need some inspiration, look to the many environmentalists that have come before us in these biographies of people who have done amazing things.
Resolve to Live Green: Books to Inspire Change
The new year brings all kinds of resolutions. If you've been inspired by our 2019-2020 One Book, One Chicago, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert, you may be thinking about resolutions related to the environment and climate change. If you're resolving to be more green this year, take a look at some of our suggestions…
Celebrate International Magic Week with Magical Reads
Check out these magical reads in honor of International Magic Week!
About Elizabeth Kolbert, Author of The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the 2019-2020 One Book, One Chicago selection The Sixth Extinction, has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1999. She has written dozens of pieces for the magazine, including profiles of Senator Hillary Clinton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Her series on global warming, “The Climate…
About The Sixth Extinction, CPL’s 2019-2020 OBOC Selection
The 2019-2020 One Book, One Chicago selection is The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction…
Stressbusters for Job Hunters
Almost everyone will experience unemployment and job hunting stress at some point in their career, and there are several great books we recommend to help with the stress.
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sci-Fi Books?
This season of One Book, One Chicago, we’ve explored the world of science fiction and the theme Imagine the Future through the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the golden age of science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s to contemporary authors, science fiction has…
Explore Science Fiction Short Stories
Have you been enjoying this season of One Book, One Chicago, exploring the theme of Imagine The Future and the world of science fiction? After you’ve read this year’s book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, you might find yourself wanting to read more. But where to start, with so many…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sci-Fi Movies & TV?
This season of One Book, One Chicago, featuring Philip K. Dick’s classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, we’re exploring all things science fiction with the theme Imagine the Future! Sci-fi movies and television, often based on books or stories, is one of the most popular genres right now. Take our quiz to see how…
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