Honey from Stone is a series of lyrical meditations on science, nature and religion. Physics professor Chet Raymo takes as his inspiration a small corner of the West of Ireland, a place of mountain, sea and sky. Tramping the landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, he explores the wonder of the natural phenomena he sees all around him - the beauty of the fossils he finds along the coast, the brilliance of the meteor showers in the night sky, the chemistry of snowflakes on a nearby mountain. Honey from Stone is the spiritual journey of a man of science, an enquiry into whether scientific knowledge can be a satisfactory ground for spiritual experience.
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A beautiful book that is well worth reading. -- Irish Echo
An entrancing meditation on stones and stars and mossy ruins -- San Francisco Chronicle
Lovely essays brimming with nature mysticism -- Kirkus Review
This is the work of one who, besides being a science professor, is a true poet. -- Publishers Weekly
An entrancing meditation on stones and stars and mossy ruins -- San Francisco Chronicle
Lovely essays brimming with nature mysticism -- Kirkus Review
This is the work of one who, besides being a science professor, is a true poet. -- Publishers Weekly
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Chet Raymo’s last novel, The Dork of Cork, was translated into fourteen languages and filmed as Frankie Starlight. The Los Angeles Times described it as "Moving... memorable... a richly poetic book about beauty and destiny, at once compelling and complex." His acclaimed first novel, In the Falcon's Claw was also widely published in translation and described by Le Figaro Litteraire as "A novel of never-ending pleasure... superbly innovative."
A winner of a Lannan Literary Award, his non-fiction includes Skeptics and True Believers, The Soul of the Night, Honey from Stone, and The Path: A one-mile walk through the universe.
A winner of a Lannan Literary Award, his non-fiction includes Skeptics and True Believers, The Soul of the Night, Honey from Stone, and The Path: A one-mile walk through the universe.
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passionate, mystical, scientific, intellectual, inspired
13 July 2008
By Thomas Randall
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Honey From Stone is one of the finest books I have ever read. It engaged me at so many levels such as the ones the title of this review suggests. Raymo is a polymath with a mystical bent. His approach to the universe is one of awe, a response which is passed along to the reader with tremendous success. It makes no pretense at being the kind of mystical babble suggested by authors such as Castenada. Rather, it is a book marked by sharp and passionate involvement with the world in which the author, a scientist by profession, lives. I can't praise it highly enough. I have passed my recommendations and enthusiasm (and copies) of the book to several friends. Their response was one of joy and appreciation at being introduced to Raymo's world. Please buy this book and savor it for all that it has to offer on so many levels.
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By lmgate
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I thoroughly enjoy Chet Raymo's style. He begins with a place and what he notices, then uses his knowledge of the universe and biology to describe and quite poetically lead the reader through the place with him. He is enthralled with the micro details and the macro patterns...always writing with the enthusiam of awe and the curiosity of a scientist. Love it along with other books he's written!
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By Joe Nash
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Buy this book. Written in beautiful, meaningful prose it is full of learning and wisdom and you can't ask for more than that. There is no need to know the area Chet Raymo traverses as the wonders and insights he imparts are not tied to a locality. You can read this in a city street and it will feel as if you are there anyway. Wonderful.
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