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THE PERFUMIER AND THE STINKHORN
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| By: |
Richard Mabey |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846684072 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846684074 |
| Publisher: |
PROFILE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
14 April, 2011 |
| Pages: |
128 |
| 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 |
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Returnable |
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