Actually found this book in the library I work at a couple years ago, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it has an audiobook narrated by the author.

A memoir of Lanham's childhood and how he got to be where he got to be, a professor of wildlife and conservation at his alma mater, Clemson University. With wonderful descriptions of family, place, and nature, Lanham goes into his view on nature from an early childhood as his church and religion as oppose to the various churches his family made him go to in early childhood. How he learned and identified nature from living with his grandmother. How he learned hard work from his father, and how education very important to his parents.

I enjoyed his perspective as a black man who grew up in rural South Carolina. How being colored and a birder is a rarity and so he wants to continue teaching and encouraging others to get out and enjoy nature and all it has to offer.

It was a fun read. It just didn't feel "5 stars" to me. But still really enjoyed it.

I enjoy non-fiction, and as I'm getting more into knitting, I've been enjoying some knitting themed podcasts. However, Some of those podcasts are on a long hiatus or can't keep up with when I need them, so I've been occasionally exploring knitting themed non-fiction.

This one was fun. It was interesting to learn about how working with your hands can help your mind, not just in old age but in general. It also covered a lot more than I expected in terms of types of fiber weaving/sewing. It was so much more diverse than what I was expecting and honestly it was a breath of fresh air, as I tend to think knitting as a "white lady" hobby (I blame media) that I just kind of expect non-fiction books about knitting to be predominantly white centric. This was not the case in this book. In fact, I want a physical copy of this book now to be able to branch off and look at fiber artists mentioned from various places around the world, as well the various references with in the book to follow up on.