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Item Details
Title:
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THE PERFUMIER AND THE STINKHORN
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By: |
Richard Mabey |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
List price:
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£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. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Profile Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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