Hungry Hollow: The Story of a Natural Place
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387984151 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A.K. He is the author of 11 books, including The Planiverse, an exploration of a physically consistent two-dimensional world. Dewdney is a mathematician, computer scientist, astronomer, engineer, and biologist. He has been increasingly involved in environmental issues, mainly the habitat loss created by the expansion of human populations. A member
The reader goes on a guided tour through the many dimensions of our natural habitat, back into prehistoric time and inward to a teeming microscopic world full of strange creatures performing bizarre feats."It surprised me how 220 pages explaining biological phenomena can add up to a literary image of the magic of lifePerhaps this book will go some way to redress the general deficiency in judgement that allows humans to endanger other life forms" -NEW SCIENTIST. Dewdney introduces us to its denizens. Starting with an elegant description of a small piece of land called Hungry Hollow, A.K
"Really stuck with me." according to Joel Bass. I read this wonderful book about a year ago, and I've thought back on it regularly since then. It's as beautiful and sad as it is educational. Even those of us who love nature often have trouble letting go of our human perspective on everything we see. This book helps to bring other perspectives into view: what might your world look like (and feel like) if you were a raccoon? A tree? A blade of grass? A microorganism? As you read, each living thing begins to seem more real, more substantia
"220 pages explaining biological phenomena add up to a literary image of the magic of life." New Scientist