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KPU Faculty Picks for Diving into the Disciplines

The Elements of Style

This is the essential guide to clear writing for all journalists and, I would argue, all writers.
~ Tracy Sherlock, Journalism

Finding the Mother Tree

Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks through which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Part science writing, part memoir, part call to action, Simard writes in an inspiring, illuminating, and accessible way, weaving together her personal challenges with illness and misogyny, while pursuing her dedication to unravelling the complexities of nature.

~ Anonymous, Fine Arts

The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition

This is the essential guide to clear writing for all journalists and, I would argue, all writers.

~ Tracy Sherlock, Journalism

Gathering Moss

This book gives an incredible insight into the "boundary layer" in our landscape, the tiny and often overlooked place that mosses inhabit.  The book brings us into closer connection with mosses, and the need for their conservation.

~ Anonymous, Fine Arts