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Quammen, David

 
9780385295925: Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
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ISBN 10 : 0385295928 ISBN 13 : 9780385295925
Editeur : Delacorte Pr, 1988

Synopsis

Book by Quammen David

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Biographie de l'auteur

David Quammen is an author and journalist who lives in Montana. His books include The Song of the Dodo, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, and Spillover. He has written for numerous magazines, and is a contributing writer for National Geographic. He has received the New York Public Library/Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction, and the PEN/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award for the Art of the Essay. Spillover was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a Scientific American Book of the Year.

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.

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Éditeur
Delacorte Pr
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0385295928
ISBN 13 
9780385295925
Reliure
Relié
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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