Thursday, March 27, 2025

Sinkable

Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel Stone

The story of the Titanic, but not really the last voyage and who survived and who did not. But the story of the Titanic became the legend, metaphore and symbal it later became. The autor points out that there have been thousands of ship wrecks over the centuries, but Titanic's story continues to evolve and remain relevant.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Ends of the Earth

Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future by Neil Shubin

This is a memoir and history, the author is a arctic and antarctic researcher, lots of history and science and speculation about the future of the poles and the planet.