THE BOOK OF BARELY IMAGINED BEINGS by Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas (Illus) ( 9781847082442 )

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Title:

THE BOOK OF BARELY IMAGINED BEINGS
A 21ST-CENTURY BESTIARY

By:

Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas (Illus)

Format:

Paperback

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£10.99

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ISBN 10:

1847082440

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9781847082442

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Publisher:

GRANTA BOOKS

Pub. date:

3 October, 2013

Pages:

448

Description:

An entrancing guide to the world's most far-fetched creatures - a unique blend of cutting-edge science and philosophical meditation on what we humans can learn from the extraordinary animals around us

Synopsis:

From Axolotl to Zebrafish, discover a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing than anything dreamt in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the earth, Caspar Henderson captures the beauty and bizarreness of the many living forms we thought we knew and some we could never have contemplated, inviting us to better imagine the precarious world we inhabit. A witty, vivid blend of pioneering natural history and spiritual primer, infectiously celebratory about life's sheer ingenuity and variety, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a mind-expanding, wonder-inducing read.

Illustrations:

integrated

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Imprint:

Granta Books

Prizes:

Short-listed for British Book Design & Production Award: Best British Book Short-listed for Society of Biology Book Awards: General Biology Book 2013 Long-listed for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2013

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Returnable

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