Vermont Humanities

Forces of Nature

Image of boat in flood
Reading and Discussion

Pulitzer-winning nonfiction writers have at times looked beyond the world’s current era. Instead, the titles in this series explore humanity’s relationship to forces beyond its control, such as evolution, disease, and the planet’’s fragile ecosystems.

Books in this Series

  • Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
  • Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
  • Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies
  • Edward O. Wilson, On Human Nature

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators below. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

Book this Series

Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Vermont Humanities*** March 16, 2018