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Title: THE PERFUMIER AND THE STINKHORN
By: Richard Mabey
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £9.99


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ISBN 10: 1847654509
ISBN 13: 9781847654502
Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 14 April, 2011
Pages: 116
Translated from: English
Description: Contains inspiring meditations through the author's rich store of memories. This title includes short essays that attempts to marry a Romantic's view of the natural world with that of the meticulous observations of the scientist. From birdsong to poetry, from Petri-dish to microscope, it combines meandering thoughts and intimate memories.
Synopsis: In these elegant, short essays, revered nature writer Richard Mabey attempts to marry a Romantic's view of the natural world with that of the meticulous observations of the scientist. By Romanticism, he refers to the view that nature isn't a machine to be dissected, but a community of which we, the observers, are inextricably part. And that our feelings about that community are a perfectly proper subject for reflection, because they shape our relationship with it. Scientists eshew such a subjective response, wanting to witness the natural world exactly, whatever feelings subsequently follow. Our feelings are an extension of our senses - sight, taste, smell, touch and sound - and here, in a sextet of inspiring meditations, Mabey explores each sensory response in what it means to interact with nature. From birdsong to poetry, from Petri-dish to microscope, this is a joyful union of meandering thoughts and intimate memories.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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