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Title: THE FLIGHT OF THE IGUANA
A SIDELONG VIEW OF SCIENCE AND NATURE
By: David Quammen
Format: Paperback

List price: £9.99


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ISBN 10: 0684836262
ISBN 13: 9780684836263
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Pub. date: 16 February, 1998
Pages: 320
Description: From the award-winning author of "The Song of the Dodo" comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.
Synopsis: From the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.
Illustrations: 1 B-W ILLUS.
Publication: US
Imprint: Scribner
Returns: Returnable
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