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Return to Warden's Grove : science, desire, and the lives of sparrows /
Based on three seasons of field research in the Canadian Arctic, Christopher Norment's exquisitely crafted meditation on science and nature, wildness and civilization, is marked by bottomless prose, reflection on timeless questions, and keen observations of the world and our place in it. In an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Sightline books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Based on three seasons of field research in the Canadian Arctic, Christopher Norment's exquisitely crafted meditation on science and nature, wildness and civilization, is marked by bottomless prose, reflection on timeless questions, and keen observations of the world and our place in it. In an era increasingly marked by cutting-edge research at the cellular and molecular level, what is the role for scientists of sympathetic observation? What can patient waiting tell us about ourselves and our place in the world? |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215). |
| ISBN: | 9781587297496 1587297493 |