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Loading... Natural Acts : A Sidelong View of Science and Nature (original 1985; edition 1996)by David Quammen
Work InformationNatural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature {original edition} by David Quammen (1985)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. an inordinate fondness for beetles an attribute of deity? mosquito as guardian of tropical forests, crows too intelligent This collection is hard to find, but it's a great one. Quammen's essays are phenomenal. He's the working man's biology writer. You don't have to have a degree to know what he's talking about, and I think that's because he took an English degree rather than biology. So he's just a great writer whose love of nature shines through in his essays. no reviews | add a review
A collection of his popular essays from Outside magazine, here Quammen writes about dinosaurs, crows, octopi, beetles, and human beings with an eye for the irony and humor in nature. "A delightful blend of skepticism, intelligence, and accurate reporting". -- Barry Lopez No library descriptions found.
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