
The Invention of Nature: Humboldt and the Planet We Share
I grew up in Venezuela, where Alexander von Humboldt is not just a historical figure, he is part of the landscape itself. Reading Andrea Wulf’s The Invention of Nature reopened that chapter for me completely and revealed how much I did not know about the man whose name I had heard since childhood. This is a book about exploration, about the interconnectedness of the planet, and about why Humboldt’s way of seeing nature feels more urgent than ever. I keep recommending it, and I am sharing it here because I think it belongs on many more bookshelves.




