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The Wise Hours: A Journey Into the Wild and Secret World of Owls by Darlington
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-02-07
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781953534835
- Book Title
- Wise Hours : a Journey Into the Wild and Secret World of Owls
- Publisher
- Tin House Books, LLC
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Animal Rights, Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tin House Books, LLC
ISBN-10
195353483X
ISBN-13
9781953534835
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6058390154
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wise Hours : a Journey Into the Wild and Secret World of Owls
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Animal Rights, Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-047721
Reviews
Thoughtful. . . . A call for more care of the natural world, protection of spaces needed by our fellow creatures, and a willingness to live with uncertainty, this book offers heart and soul as well as natural history., A smooth mixture of memoir and nature writing. . . . Lyrical and captivating. . . . heartfelt, enchanting, and beautifully written., A lyrical examination of the interweaving place owls hold in nature and human culture; Darlington writes with intimacy and beauty., Darlington brings humor, humility, and a refreshing subjectivity to her quest to understand these charismatic creatures., ""While tracing the history and science of owls, the author must confront another haunting enigma: her son's mysterious illness."", Lovely. . . . An excellent read. . . . Whether dissecting owl pellets, collecting strange samples or braving the elements (or her own foibles), Darlington brings a sense of wonder to her writing., Flights of poetic prose raise a shiver. . . . proves we don't need life lessons to appreciate the world's marvels.
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Table Of Content
Contents: Beginnings Tyto alba, Barn Owl Strix aluco, Tawny Owl Athene noctua, Little Owl Asio otus, Long-eared Owl Asio flammeus, Short-eared Owl Bubo bubo, Eurasian Eagle Owl Glaucidium passerinum, Pygmy Owl Bubo scandiacus, Snowy Owl Epilogue Acknowledgments Readings Permissions Associations and Websites
Synopsis
Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington finds herself struck by all she doesn't know about the true nature of these enigmatic creatures. Darlington begins her fieldwork in the British Isles with her teenage son, Benji. As her avian fascination grows, she travels to France, Serbia, Spain, Finland, and the frosted Lapland borders of the Arctic for rare encounters with the Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Long-eared Owl, Pygmy Owl, Snowy Owl, and more. But when her son develops a mysterious illness, her quest to understand the elusive nature of owls becomes entangled with her search for finding a cure. In The Wise Hours, Darlington watches and listens to the natural world and to the rhythms of her home and family, inviting readers to discover the wonders of owls alongside her while rewilding our imagination with the mystery, fragility, and magnificence of all creatures., One minute I was sipping my tea by the window. There was nothing but the palest edge of grey light and a wisp of steam from my cup-and then a shadow swooped out of the air. With the lightest of scratches, as if the dawn light was solidifying into life, there it was, perched like an exclamation mark on the balcony: an owl, come to my home., People Pick of the Week "Unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic. . . . Nature writing of the first order." --The Wall Street Journal "A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject." --Robert Macfarlane One minute I was sipping my tea by the window. There was nothing but the palest edge of grey light and a wisp of steam from my cup--and then a shadow swooped out of the air. With the lightest of scratches, as if the dawn light was solidifying into life, there it was, perched like an exclamation mark on the balcony: an owl, come to my home., A Guardian Book of the Year "A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject." --Robert Macfarlane
LC Classification Number
QL696.S83D36 2023
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