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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2003-07-01
- Pages
- 261
- ISBN
- 9780393324594
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393324591
ISBN-13
9780393324594
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2472171
Product Key Features
Book Title
Elephantoms : Tracking the Elephant
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Mammals, Animals / Wildlife
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-000318
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
This compelling book is filled with warmth, wisdom and depth.... I could not imagine a better introduction to these mysterious and wondrous creatures, than this fine and loving book., Much more evocatively than any zoologist has ever managed, Watson makes the elephant a force of nature..., Elephantoms is above all a celebration of scientific and intuitive wonder, a work of mystery and delight., An absorbing, beautifully written memoir focusing on one of the most amazing animals that has ever lived., Readers need not share Watson's level of fascination to find this book interesting....entertaining and enchanting., [R]econnects us to something old and fundamental inside ourselves: a wordless brotherhood with the nonhuman, a lost intuitive understanding.
Dewey Decimal
599.67
Synopsis
As a child in South Africa, spending summers exploring the wild with his boyhood friends, Lyall Watson came face to face with his first elephant. This "entertaining and enchanting" work ( Washington Post Book World ) chronicles how Watson's fascination grew into a lifelong quest to understand the nature and behavior of this impressive creature. From that moment on, Watson's fascination grew into a lifelong obsession with understanding the nature and behavior of this impressive creature. Around the world, the elephant--at once a symbol of spiritual power and physical endurance--has been worshipped as a god and hunted for sport. "Watson's insights and speculations are dazzling, but what lends them power is his extraordinary knowledge of evolutionary biology and animal behavior, ethnography and South African history" (Wade Davis, National Geographic Society ). "Like a shaman, Watson conjures up the spirit of the massive beast" ( Publishers Weekly ), documents the animal's wide-ranging capabilities to remember and to mourn, and reminds us of its rich mythic origins, its evolution, and its devastation in recent history. Part meditation on an elusive animal, part evocation of the power of place, Elephantoms presents an alluring mix of the mysteries of nature and the wonders of childhood., A scientific safari and personal memoir celebrating the enigmatic dignity of the world's largest land animal., As a child in South Africa, spending summers exploring the wild with his boyhood friends, Lyall Watson came face to face with his first elephant. This "entertaining and enchanting" work (Washington Post Book World) chronicles how Watson's fascination grew into a lifelong quest to understand the nature and behavior of this impressive creature. From that moment on, Watson's fascination grew into a lifelong obsession with understanding the nature and behavior of this impressive creature. Around the world, the elephant?t once a symbol of spiritual power and physical endurance?as been worshipped as a god and hunted for sport., From that moment on, Watson's fascination grew into a lifelong obsession with understanding the nature and behavior of this impressive creature. Around the world, the elephant--at once a symbol of spiritual power and physical endurance--has been worshipped as a god and hunted for sport. "Watson's insights and speculations are dazzling, but what lends them power is his extraordinary knowledge of evolutionary biology and animal behavior, ethnography and South African history" (Wade Davis, National Geographic Society ). "Like a shaman, Watson conjures up the spirit of the massive beast" ( Publishers Weekly ), documents the animal's wide-ranging capabilities to remember and to mourn, and reminds us of its rich mythic origins, its evolution, and its devastation in recent history. Part meditation on an elusive animal, part evocation of the power of place, Elephantoms presents an alluring mix of the mysteries of nature and the wonders of childhood.
LC Classification Number
QL737.P98
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- e***n (390)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat transaction, exactly as described, packed well, and promptly shipped on August 6th. Unfortunately the U.S. Postal Service took 23 calendar days to deliver the book. It was shipped from Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, past Alabama to Texas, enjoyed several days in Texas, then to Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Florida, back to Atlanta, finally to Birmingham, and Huntsville. The seller was very responsive and I decided it was interesting to see if/how the book would arrive. Thanks, Joe
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