Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death - Couverture souple

Heinrich, Bernd

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0544002261 ISBN 13 : 9780544002265

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2013

Synopsis

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 devoted to natural history in the field. Edward O. Wilson, author of "The Future of Life" and "The Social Conquest of Earth" How does the animal world deal with death? And what ecological and spiritual lessons can we learn from examining this? Bernd Heinrich has long been fascinated by these questions, and when a good friend with a terminal illness asked if he might have his green burial at Heinrich s hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist and author to investigate. "Life Everlasting "is the fruit of those investigations, illuminating what happens to animals great and small after death. From beetles to bald eagles, ravens to wolves, Heinrich reveals the fascinating and mostly hidden post-death world that occurs around us constantly, while examining the ancient and important role we too play as scavengers, connecting death to life. "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" A worldwide tour of the role of death in nature that is consistently fascinating and fun to read. "Seattle Times""

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Praise for WHY WE RUN:

“ [T]horoughly engrossing . . . As inspiring as it is fascinating, this book should have wide appeal both within and beyond the athletic world”—Publishers Weekly

 “The book operates on several levels: as a memoir, natural history, experimental training guide.... There is an unfailing wonder in [Heinrich’s] writing that gives the book a transforming visual quality.”—New York Times Book Review

“A meditation on humanity. It is the work of a mind that is restless in the most profound sense....”—Boston Sunday Globe

Praise for THE NESTING SEASON:

"Blending scientific research with memoir, Heinrich reveals the complex courtship and mating rituals of birds--along with the startling commonalities between certain human and avian domestic arrangements...Skillfully narrated and illustrated by the author's own photographs and watercolor sketches, this book offers a range of intellectual and aesthetic pleasures." --Publishers Weekly

"A fascinating exploration of the biological origins of bonding and emotional attachment."--Outside online

"Perhaps the best natural history book of the year! Heinrich illuminates one of the hottest topics in contemporary biology in a very accessible way. A great read.--Wayne Mones Audubon magazine blog

Praise for THE SNORING BIRD:

"Arguably today's finest naturalist author...our latter-day Thoreau."--Publishers Weekly

"Heinrich, who combines his keen scientific eye with the soul of a poet, enthralls." --New York Times Book Review

"One of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"[B]rilliant...there is in Heinrich's every page, wonderment." --San Francisco Chronicle

"[S]plendid nature writing...a fascinating glimpse of the growth of one scientist's mind. Heartily recommended."--Library Journal

Praise for RACING THE ANTELOPE:

"As inspiring as it is fascinating, this book should have wide appeal both within and beyond the athletic world."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for SUMMER WORLD:

"Bernd Heinrich-the object of my admiration-has been . . . writing about [nature] with brio, for decades. Perhaps his most attractive quality . . . . is his ability to find something intellectually stimulating whenever he steps out the door. . . . The man is irrepressible."--New York Times Book Review

"One of our greatest living naturalists...Heinrich, author of 15 marvelous, mind-altering books.is a national treasure." --LA Times

"This is hands-and-knees science at its most engaging...as the great greening occurs all around us, we can only hope to see half as much as Heinrich does."--Boston Globe

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0544002261
• ISBN 13: 9780544002265
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256