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39 produkter
Zookeeper's Wife
An unforgettable true story, now a major film
Häftad, 2013
151 kr
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Now a major motion picture, starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl, based on a remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - out in Spring 2017.When Germany invades Poland, Luftwaffe bombers devastate Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals …
Natural History of the Senses
E-bok, 2011
107 kr
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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 …
Natural History of Love
Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses
E-bok, 2011
198 kr
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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 …
Deep Play
E-bok, 2011
203 kr
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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 …
Moon By Whale Light
And Other Adventures Among Bats,Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales
E-bok, 2011
116 kr
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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.
Rarest of the Rare
Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
E-bok, 2011
125 kr
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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 chance to …
Slender Thread
Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis
E-bok, 2011
150 kr
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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 …
I Praise My Destroyer
Poems
E-bok, 2011
108 kr
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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 …
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter
New and Selected Poems
E-bok, 2011
162 kr
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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 …
Zookeeper's Wife
A War Story
Inbunden, 2007
299 kr
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When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, …
Human Age
The World Shaped By Us
Inbunden, 2014
271 kr
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Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet …
Zookeeper's Wife
A War Story
Häftad, 2008
174 kr
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Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history. Drawing on Antonina’s diary and other historical sources, best-selling naturalist Diane Ackerman vividly …
Dawn Light
Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day
Häftad, 2010
320 kr
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In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, and poetry in order to …
A Feast in Every Sense: The Mystery, Marvel, and New Science of Our Senses
Inbunden, 2027
365 kr
Kommande
Moon by Whale Light: And Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales
Häftad, 1992
273 kr
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Natural History of Love
Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses
Häftad, 1995
248 kr
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Human Age
The World Shaped by Us
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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''Our relationship with nature has changed . . . radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.'' In The Human Age award-winning nature writer Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human …
Human Age
The World Shaped by Us
Häftad, 2015
146 kr
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'Our relationship with nature has changed . . . radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.'In The Human Age award-winning nature writer Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human …
Zookeeper's Wife
An unforgettable true story, now a major film
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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In war-torn Warsaw, a zookeeper and his wife refuse to surrender... Now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl, Diane Ackerman''s The Zookeeper''s Wife is based on a remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II. Perfect for fans of Lion and Hidden …
Zookeeper's Wife
A War Story
Ljudbok, 2007
431 kr
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The New York Times bestseller now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain.A true story in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three …
Planets
A Cosmic Pastoral
Inbunden, 2026
244 kr
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“Stunning . . . it is spectacularly good poetry, clear, lyrical and soaring . . . One of the triumphs of Ackerman’s pastoral is the demonstration of how closely compatible planetary exploration and poetry, science and art really are.” —Carl Sagan, The New RepublicFrom Marginalian Editions comes a …
