| The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology Contributor(s): Heinrich, Bernd (Author) |
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ISBN: 006074216X ISBN-13: 9780060742164 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: From the bestselling author of "Winter World" comes the remarkable story of his fathers life, his familys past, and how the forces of history and nature shaped his own life. 16-page b&w photo insert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Nature | Animals - Birds - Nature | Plants - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.34" W x 8.02" (0.90 lbs) 512 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his old-fashioned father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities. In this extraordinary memoir, the award-winning author shares the ways in which his relationship with his father, combined with his unique childhood, molded him into the scientist, and man, he is today. From Gerd's days as a soldier in Europe and the family's daring escape from the Red Army in 1945 to the rustic Maine farm they came to call home, Heinrich relates it all in his trademark style, making science accessible and awe-inspiring. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heinrich, Bernd: - The author of numerous bestselling and award-winning books, Bernd Heinrich is a professor of biology at the University of Vermont. He divides his time between Vermont and the forests of western Maine. |