- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (23 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684835096
- ISBN-13: 978-0684835099
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 512,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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James Gorman "The New York Times Book Review" Quammen has a wide range of knowledge, an agile pen and a generous heart.
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From kayaking on a Class V river in Chile to tracking the spread of the Ebola virus to tracing the evolution of the street pigeon, the author of "The Song of the Dodo" once again thrills and enlightens his readers with a fascinating collection of essays drawn from his real-life adventures and explorations.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read the excellent "Song of the Dodo", this was a disappointment. Maybe it's just my lack of interest in sports kayaking and Nordic skiing, but I found these articles rather "thin". The ideas were generally rather obvious - damming beautiful rivers bad, hunting iffy, sitting around with fingers on nuclear attack buttons scary weird, undiscovered wild places good - and while Quammen's humour and eye for detail do come through, it's not enough to make for a genuinely interesting read.
Format:Hardcover
From why so many zoos have white tigers to how whitewater resembles the human heart, David Quammen sees what the rest of us don't. Even better, he knows how to write lucidly about it. Anyone who read his masterful "Song of the Dodo" will find this an easy companion; for anyone who hasn't, perhaps this will be a tantalizing appetizer. The only drawback is that this is a collection of essays, so he rarely is able to fully explore an idea.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book just before going on a 2 week trip to Chile for scientific research. It surprised me. The essays were often on topics which I thought I had no interest-trout- but Quammen gives the subject an interesting philosphical slant.
I read alot of natural history books and these essays were not the usual style of writing that I have come to expect. Quammen incorporates science, history, and philosophy into his writing. I liked some of the essays so much I wished that he had gone into greater detail! And i will be looking up some of the references he cites at the end of his book! It was a great companion for 4 cloudy nights on a mt in chile.
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