Wild Thoughts from Wild Places
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Product details:
- Publisher Scribner
- Date of Publication 8 June 1999
- Number of Volumes Trade Paperback
- ISBN 9780684852089
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 214x139x22 mm
- Weight 281 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
From tracking the spread of the Ebola virus to tracing the evolution of the street pigeon, eco-journalist David Quammen thrills and enlightens his readers with a fascinating and wide-ranging collection of essays drawn from his real life adventures and explorations.
MoreLong description:
Besides bringing together a couple of decades worth of literate, incisive forays into the natural world, this collection of essays from the prize-winning author of THE SONG OF THE DODO is both a wake-up call and a testimonial. Gathered in the main from magazine articles, in particular the authors 15 years of 'Natural Acts', a column in OUTSIDE magazine, Quammen reminds us of the many less quantifiable virtues of the wild that often get crushed in the path of so-called progress. Beginning with the Rocky Mountain trout that, as a young man, would change his life, and meandering through a variety of travels and experiences around the globe, he touches on issues of wildlife conservation, island biogeography and outdoor recreation. Quammen's articles are fascinating, surprising and often humorous, as he learns about the mountain lion by looking over the shoulder of a Montana Bow hunter and delights in the grace of white-water rodeo. Whether he is writing about hard science, art, literature, or the whims that colour our investigations of the world around us, David Quammen emerges as one of the most eloquent spokesmen and campaigners for nature.
“Quammen has a wide range of knowledge, an agile pen and a generous heart.” —James Gorman, The New York Times Book Review
“So thrilling to read is science writer David Quammen&&&39;s essay collection that you actually experience moments of believing you have been transported to some of the ferocious or fairy-tale-like locales he reports on. . . . Quammen is no ordinary writer. He is simply astonishing, one of that rare class of writer gifted with verve, ingenuity, humor, guts, and great heart.” —Lisa Shea, Elle
Table of Contents:
Contents
Introduction
I. THE RIVER
Synecdoche and the Trout
Time and Tide on the Ocoee River
Vortex
Only Connect
Grabbing the Loop
II. THE CITY
The White Tigers of Cincinnati
To Live and Die in L.A.
Reaction Wood
Superdove on 46th Street
Before the Fall
III. THE MOUNTAINS
Pinhead Secrets
The Keys to Kingdom Come
Karl's Sense of Snow
The Trees Cry Out on Currawong Moor
The Big Turn
Eat of This Flesh
IV. THE HEART
The Swallow That Hibernates Underwater
Trinket from Aru
Bagpipes for Ed
Point of Attachment
Voice Part for a Duet
Love in the Age of Relativity
Strawberries Under Ice
Notes and Provenance
Bibliography
Index
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