Diane Ackerman
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A Natural History of the Senses
eBook | 352 pages | Vintage | Science
978-0-307-76331-0 (0-307-76331-5)
December 7, 2011 | $13.99
Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful . . . gives the reader the...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 352 pages | Vintage | Science
978-0-307-76331-0 (0-307-76331-5)
December 7, 2011 | $13.99
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Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful . . . gives the reader the...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
A Slender Thread
eBook | 320 pages | Vintage | Psychology & Psychiatry - Mental Health
978-0-307-76336-5 (0-307-76336-6)
August 3, 2011 | $13.99
his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 320 pages | Vintage | Psychology & Psychiatry - Mental Health
978-0-307-76336-5 (0-307-76336-6)
August 3, 2011 | $13.99
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his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
I Praise My Destroyer
eBook | 128 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-307-76337-2 (0-307-76337-4)
July 27, 2011 | $11.99
Diane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and fantastic.
As always, her strong connection with the natural world, the realms of language and literature, myth and...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 128 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-307-76337-2 (0-307-76337-4)
July 27, 2011 | $11.99
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Diane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and fantastic.
As always, her strong connection with the natural world, the realms of language and literature, myth and...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter
eBook | 272 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-307-76338-9 (0-307-76338-2)
July 27, 2011 | $13.99
In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and wondering eye of a gifted naturalist.
Ackermans's Olympian vision records and transforms landscapes...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 272 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-307-76338-9 (0-307-76338-2)
July 27, 2011 | $13.99
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In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and wondering eye of a gifted naturalist.
Ackermans's Olympian vision records and transforms landscapes...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Rarest of the Rare
eBook | 208 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-307-76335-8 (0-307-76335-8)
July 13, 2011 | $13.99
The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 208 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-307-76335-8 (0-307-76335-8)
July 13, 2011 | $13.99
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The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Deep Play
eBook | 256 pages | Vintage | Philosophy - Mind & Body; Self Help - Creativity
978-0-307-76333-4 (0-307-76333-1)
June 1, 2011 | $13.99
With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 256 pages | Vintage | Philosophy - Mind & Body; Self Help - Creativity
978-0-307-76333-4 (0-307-76333-1)
June 1, 2011 | $13.99
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With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
A Natural History of Love
eBook | 384 pages | Vintage | Nature
978-0-307-76332-7 (0-307-76332-3)
June 1, 2011 | $13.99
The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to...
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 384 pages | Vintage | Nature
978-0-307-76332-7 (0-307-76332-3)
June 1, 2011 | $13.99
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The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Moon By Whale Light
eBook | 272 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-307-76334-1 (0-307-76334-X)
May 18, 2011 | $13.99
In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Written by Diane Ackerman
eBook | 272 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-307-76334-1 (0-307-76334-X)
May 18, 2011 | $13.99
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In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Also available as a
trade paperback.
I Praise My Destroyer
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-679-77134-0 (0-679-77134-4)
August 22, 2000 | $16.00
In her first new book of poetry since Jaguar of Sweet Laughter, poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman combines her deep understanding of the world with her immense passion for language to craft richly sensual poems that "honor all life/wherever and in whatever form/it may deal."
Imbued with ravishing imagery, these exuberant...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-679-77134-0 (0-679-77134-4)
August 22, 2000 | $16.00
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In her first new book of poetry since Jaguar of Sweet Laughter, poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman combines her deep understanding of the world with her immense passion for language to craft richly sensual poems that "honor all life/wherever and in whatever form/it may deal."
Imbued with ravishing imagery, these exuberant...
Also available as an
eBook.
Deep Play
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage | Philosophy - Mind & Body; Self Help - Creativity
978-0-679-77135-7 (0-679-77135-2)
August 8, 2000 | $18.00
With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage | Philosophy - Mind & Body; Self Help - Creativity
978-0-679-77135-7 (0-679-77135-2)
August 8, 2000 | $18.00
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With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that...
Also available as an
eBook.
A Slender Thread
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage | Psychology & Psychiatry - Mental Health
978-0-679-77133-3 (0-679-77133-6)
March 31, 1998 | $21.00
his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage | Psychology & Psychiatry - Mental Health
978-0-679-77133-3 (0-679-77133-6)
March 31, 1998 | $21.00
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his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Rarest of the Rare
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-679-77623-9 (0-679-77623-0)
January 14, 1997 | $18.00
Ackerman journeys in search of monarch butterflies and short-tailed albatrosses, monk seals and golden lion tamarin monkeys: the world's rarest creatures and their vanishing habitats. She delivers a rapturous celebration of other species that is also a warning to our own. Traveling from the Amazon rain forest to a forbidding island...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-679-77623-9 (0-679-77623-0)
January 14, 1997 | $18.00
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Ackerman journeys in search of monarch butterflies and short-tailed albatrosses, monk seals and golden lion tamarin monkeys: the world's rarest creatures and their vanishing habitats. She delivers a rapturous celebration of other species that is also a warning to our own. Traveling from the Amazon rain forest to a forbidding island...
Also available as an
eBook.
A Natural History of Love
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage | Nature
978-0-679-76183-9 (0-679-76183-7)
February 21, 1995 | $19.95
The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage | Nature
978-0-679-76183-9 (0-679-76183-7)
February 21, 1995 | $19.95
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The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to...
Also available as an
eBook.
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-679-74304-0 (0-679-74304-9)
July 27, 1993 | $20.00
In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and wondering eye of a gifted naturalist.
Ackermans's Olympian vision records and transforms landscapes...
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage | Poetry - Single Author - American
978-0-679-74304-0 (0-679-74304-9)
July 27, 1993 | $20.00
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In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and wondering eye of a gifted naturalist.
Ackermans's Olympian vision records and transforms landscapes...
Also available as an
eBook.
Moon By Whale Light
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-679-74226-5 (0-679-74226-3)
September 29, 1992 | $19.00
In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.
Written by Diane Ackerman
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage | Nature - Wildlife
978-0-679-74226-5 (0-679-74226-3)
September 29, 1992 | $19.00
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In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.
Also available as an
eBook.
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