A Naturalist at Large: The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich - Rilegato

Heinrich, Bernd

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ISBN 10: 0544986830 ISBN 13: 9780544986831

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018

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Some of the world’s greatest writings on ravens and other birds, insects, trees, elephants, and more, collected for the first time in book form showing why Bernd Heinrich is so beloved for his “passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science” (New York Times)

From one of the finest scientist/writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded “marvelous, mind-altering” (Los Angeles Times) insight and discoveries.  In essays that span several decades, Heinrich finds himself at home in Maine, where he plays host to visitors from Europe (the cluster flies) and more welcome guests from Asia (ladybugs); and as far away as Botswana, where he unravels the far-reaching ecological consequences of elephants’ bruising treatment of mopane trees.  The many fascinating discoveries in Naturalist at Large include the maple sap harvesting habits of red squirrels, and the “instant” flower-opening in the yellow iris as a way of ensuring potent pollination. Heinrich turns to his great love, the ravens, some of them close companions for years, as he designs a unique experiment to tease out the fascinating parameters of raven intelligence. Finally, he asks “Where does a biologist find hope?” while delivering an answer that informs and inspires.

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Praise for Bernd Heinrich:  “He richly deserves the comparison to Thoreau.” —Washington Post Book World    “Passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science.” —New York Times    Praise for One Wild Bird at a Time:  "An engaging memoir of the opportunities for doing scientific research without leaving one's own backyard."—Kirkus Reviews "... there is poetry to be found when, like birds, we manage to return."—Wall Street Journal Praise for The Homing Instinct:  “Deep and insightful writing.” —David Gessner, Washington Post    “Acclaimed scientist and award-winning writer Bernd Heinrich...illuminates some of the most fascinating new work in the field...But, most movingly, he looks closely, with his trademark ‘hands-and-knees science’ at its most engaging, at what can only be called the psychological marvels of knowing where we are and where we are going.”—Boston Globe          

Praise for One Wild Bird at a Time "[Bernd Heinrich is] a dedicated watcher happy to knock down the fourth wall of zoology." —Wall Street Journal   Praise for The Homing Instinct    “Deep and insightful writing.” — David Gessner, Washington Post   Praise for Life Everlasting    "Despite focusing on death and decay, Life Everlasting is far from morbid; instead, it is life-affirming . . . convincing the reader that physical demise is not an end to life, but an opportunity for renewal."—Nature   Praise for Bernd Heinrich   “He richly deserves the comparison to Thoreau.”—Washington Post Book World   “Passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science.”—New York Times Book Review    

Praise for Bernd Heinrich:  “He richly deserves the comparison to Thoreau.”  —Washington Post Book World    “Passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science.”  —New York Times    Praise for ONE WILD BIRD AT A TIME:  "An engaging memoir of the opportunities for doing scientific research without leaving one's own backyard. " —Kirkus Reviews "... there is poetry to be found when, like birds, we manage to return." —Wall Street Journal Praise for THE HOMING INSTINCT:  “Deep and insightful writing.”  —David Gessner, Washington Post    “Acclaimed scientist and award-winning writer Bernd Heinrich...illuminates some of the most fascinating new work in the field...But, most movingly, he looks closely, with his trademark ‘hands-and-knees science’ at its most engaging, at what can only be called the psychological marvels of knowing where we are and where we are going.”  —Boston Globe    "Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich’s fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. Add to that those moments where the author stands agape at what he observes—say, a spider’s web—and the writing nearly attains the lyric poignancy of poetry."  —Library Journal, starred review    Praise for LIFE EVERLASTING:  “Bernd Heinrich is one of the finest naturalists of our time. Life Everlasting shines with the authenticity and originality that are unique to a life dedicated to natural history in the field.”  —Edward O. Wilson, author of The Future of Life and The Social Conquest of Earth    "Biologist Bernd Heinrich’s exploration of death, bodies, and way they are recycled (through birds or bugs or bacteria) is both a field guide of exquisite detail and a thoughtful meditation on the connectedness of all things."  —Boston Globe    Praise for WINTER WORLD:  “Heinrich has a rare ability to embed dense scientific explications within graceful, lightfooted nature writing.”  —New York Times Book Review     “Bernd Heinrich is one of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer.”  —Los Angeles Times Book Review     "The stories are plain engrossing—in their elucidation, their breadth of examples, and their barely contained sense of awe and admiration."  —Kirkus Reviews       

L'autore:

BERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, The Homing Instinct, and One Wild Bird at a Time. Among Heinrich’s many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting. He resides in Maine.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0544986830
• ISBN 13: 9780544986831
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288