What We Are Reading Today: ‘Europe’s Alpine Flowers’ by Bob Gibbons

Short Url
Updated 08 December 2024
Follow

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Europe’s Alpine Flowers’ by Bob Gibbons

“Europe’s Alpine Flowers” covers the flowering plants and conifers that occur regularly on mountains and in Arctic areas north of a line that runs from the Pyrenees to Southern Romania. 

For many botanists—and gardeners—the alpine flora is the best it gets. There are many species adapted to a harsh climate of extreme winter cold and strong winds, including some of our most beautiful rock plants, such as gentians, saxifrages, and crocuses. 

These also include subtle and rare flowers that require care to discover and identify.


What We Are Reading Today: Nationalism: A World History by Eric Storm

Updated 23 February 2026
Follow

What We Are Reading Today: Nationalism: A World History by Eric Storm

The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity.

In “Nationalism,” historian Eric Storm sheds light on contemporary nationalist movements by exploring the global evolution of nationalism, beginning with the rise of the nation-state in the 18th century through the revival of nationalist ideas in the present day.