| The Firmament of Time Contributor(s): Eiseley, Loren (Author), Holthaus, Gary (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803267398 ISBN-13: 9780803267398 Publisher: Bison OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 576.8 |
| LCCN: 99017560 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.37" W x 8.03" (0.50 lbs) 183 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose. Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), naturalist, essayist, philosopher, and poet, won the John Burroughs Medal for best publication in the field of nature writing in 1961 for The Firmament of Time. Introducer Gary Holthaus, a freelance poet and writer, is the author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West. |