| | 10,991 (14,184) | 322 | 1,862 |  (3.74) | 41 | 0 | Diane Ackerman was born on October 7, 1948 in Waukegan, Illinois. She received a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University and her M.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. in English from Cornell University. Poet, author, educator, adventurer, and naturalist, she tries to bridge science and art in her writing, exploring questions of who we are, where we come from, and how we fit into the fabric of the world. She has written many books of poetry including The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral; Wife of Light; Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems; Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire; and I Praise My Destroyer. Her nonfiction works include A Natural History of the Senses; A Natural History of Love; The Moon by Whale Light: And Other Adventures Among Bats, Crocodilians, Penguins, and Whales; An Alchemy of Mind; and On Extended Wings. She also writes nature books for children including Animal Sense; Monk Seal Hideaway; and Bats: Shadows in the Night. She is coeditor of a Norton anthology, The Book of Love. Her essays about nature and human nature have appeared in Parade, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker magazines. She hosted a five-hour PBS television series inspired by A Natural History of the Senses. She received the Orion Book Award for The Zookeepers Wife. Her other awards include the Abbie Copps Poetry Prize, Black Warrior Poetry Prize, Pushcart Prize, Peter I. B. Lavan award, and the Wordsmith award. She has taught at a variety of universities, including Columbia and Cornell. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Zookeeper's Wife … (more) |
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Diane Ackerman has 18 past events. (show) Person, Place, Thing with Randy Cohen & Diane Ackerman We are thrilled to welcome Emmy Award-winner Randy Cohen, widely known as the original writer of “The Ethicist” for New York Times Magazine, back to Poets House for a second live recording of his beloved public radio show, which interviews popular public figures about one person, place, and thing they find meaningful. Poet, essayist, and naturalist, guest Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen works of nonfiction and poetry.Join us for a special evening of live music and great stories. (rmharris)… (more) Diane Ackerman Signs in Carlsbad Adventures by the Book is pleased to announce that renowned author Diane Ackerman has been selected as the 2015 Carlsbad Reads author, and you are invited to the launch event. Join Diane as she discusses and signs her newest book, The human age: The World Shaped by Us. In this landmark book, Ackerman confronts the fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the planet. It takes the reader on an exciting journey to understand this bewildering new reality, introducing us to many of the people and ideas now creating, perhaps saving, our future. Carlsbad Reads Together brings community members together and engages them in discussion about the same book at the same time.
Location: Street: Carlsbad City Library Additional: 1775 Dove Lane City: Carlsbad, Province: California Postal Code: 92011 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Diane Ackerman | The Human Age Join New York Times bestselling author, Diane Ackerman, for a reading and signing of her new book, The human age. Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet Earth. Humans have "subdued 75 percent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial and medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness." We tinker with nature at every opportunity; we garden the planet with our preferred species of plants and animals, many of them invasive; and we have even altered the climate, threatening our own extinction. Yet we reckon with our own destructive capabilities in extraordinary acts of hope-filled creativity: we collect the DNA of vanishing species in a "frozen ark," equip orangutans with iPads, and create wearable technologies and synthetic species that might one day outsmart us. With her distinctive gift for making scientific discovery intelligible to the layperson, Ackerman takes us on an exhilarating journey through our new reality, introducing us to many of the people and ideas now creating-perhaps saving-our future and that of our fellow creatures.
A beguiling, optimistic engagement with the changes affecting every part of our lives, The human age is a wise and beautiful book that will astound, delight, and inform intelligent life for a long time to come.
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Location: Street: 210 East 400 South Additional: Salt Lake City Main Library City: Salt Lake City, Province: Utah Postal Code: 84111 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Diane Ackerman - The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us From dams to urban sprawl, genetically engineered species to artificial intelligence, the very shape of the planet and its creatures have become as much products of human design as they are the givens of nature. In her tour of the world as we continue to remake it, Ackerman, bestselling author of The Zookeeper’s Wife, A Natural History of the Senses, and many others, celebrates human creativity. (W.W. Norton)
Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Happy Hour Book Club - discussing The Zookkeeper's Wife What's better than talking about a book with a group of friends? Talk about a book with a group of friends during Happy Hour at Opa (2050 S. Lamar Blvd)! Come hang out with Mandy and Joel the last Thursday of every month at 5:30pm where we'll discuss books over cocktails. This month's book is The zookeeper's wife By Diane Ackerman. (Due to Halloween, we're meeting one day early this month, on Wednesday 10/30.) Monthly book club picks are 10% off for people who attend the discussion!
Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Diane Ackerman/Aetna Celebration of Nonfiction Event location: Konover Auditorium Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman discusses One Hundred Names for Love. Bestselling author of THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE, DAWN LIGHT, A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SENSES and others has written her memoir based on the experience she shared when her husband, Paul West, an exceptionally gifted wordsmith and intellectual, suffered a terrible stroke. When he regained awareness he suffered with aphasia—loss of language—and could utter only a single syllable. The standard therapies produced little results and Diane soon found that by using their deep knowledge of each other and her scientific understanding of language and the brain, she could guide Paul back to the world of words. This book is both a medical miracle story and a love story that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart; and reminds us that healing is possible and that lives can be rebuilt. (jasbro)… (more) Book Discussion Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper's Wife. Share insights with other readers and discover new books at a Library book discussion. The afternoon book discussion meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Join us this month for a discussion of "The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman. Copies of the book will be available at the Adult Services Desk. (sandywhitmer) Clio's Chroniclers [a.k.a.] The History Discussion Group
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In her most recent book, "The Human Age: the World Shaped by Us," she confronts the unprecedented fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the whole planet. Humans have "subdued 75 percent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial and medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness." Ackerman takes us on an exciting journey to understand this bewildering new reality, introducing us to many of the inspiring people and ideas now creating, and perhaps saving, our future
A note from the author: "I find that writing each book becomes a mystery trip, one filled with mental (and sometimes physical) adventures. The world revealing itself, human nature revealing itself, is seductive and startling, and that's always been fascinating enough to send words down my spine. Please join me on my travels. I'd enjoy the company."
Contact me or follow my posts here: www.dianeackerman.com, @dianesackerman, www.facebook.com/dianeackerman.aut  | |
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