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Why Fish Don't Exist : A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller (2021, Trade Paperback)

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Title : Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life. They are shown above. Condition : Very Good. Pages : 256. About hpb-inc. Publication Date : 2021-04-06.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101501160346

ISBN-139781501160349

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050381666

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhy Fish Don't Exist : a Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicAnimals / Fish, Personal Memoirs, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorLulu Miller

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews"I want to live at this book's address: the intersection of history and biology and wonder and failure and sheer human stubbornness. What a sumptuous, surprising, dark delight." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties, "Some years back, Lulu Miller disappeared down a very strange rabbit hole that led her to places neither she nor you would ever be able to anticipate. I highly recommend you follow her down the hole, because of her singular and gigantic gifts as a writer and storyteller, but also because of what's down there: love, chaos, strychnine, a gun, dangerous delusions, heroic dandelions, a cow, a snorkel mask through which grander truths are revealed... This book is perfect, just perfect. It's both lyrical and learned, personal and political, small and huge, quirky and profound." -- Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff, "Lulu Miller moves gracefully between reporting and meditation, big questions and small moments. This book is a magical hybrid of science, portraiture, and memoir -- and a delight to read." -- Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Library Book, "Stunning and brilliant and completely un-sum-up-able... I love this book so much!" -- John Green, New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down, "What a delightful book... Ms. Miller wields [ Radiolab 's] familiar format with panache, spinning a tale so seductive that I read her book in one sitting." -- The Wall Street Journal, "What a delightful book... Ms. Miller [spins] a tale so seductive that I read her book in one sitting." -- The Wall Street Journal, "Riveting. Surprising. Shocking, even! Why Fish Don't Exist begins with a mesmerizing account of the life of distinguished biologist David Starr Jordan--and then, quite unexpectedly, turns into so much more. Narrated in Lulu Miller's intimate, quirky voice, this is a story of science and struggle, of heartbreak and chaos. This book will capture your heart, seize your imagination, smash your preconceptions, and rock your world." -- Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus, "This eye-opening nature read for fans of Mary Roach, Sy Montgomery, and Susan Orlean will literally have you seeing the world in a new way." -- Book Riot, Best Books of 2020 So Far, "[Miller] makes the best of her training as a master storyteller and embraces her well-honed sense of the ridiculous." -- Provincetown Independent, "Unconventional... What initially seems like an homage to an indomitable scientist [turns] into a philosophical tale about the limitations of tidy narratives and the dangers of unyielding belief." -- Undark, "At one point, Miller dives into the ocean into a school of fish... comes up for air, and realizes she's in love. That's how I felt: Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten." -- The New York Times Book Review, "A great escape... [and] an extended reflection on how to weather the storm during trying times." -- Outside, "Remarkable... Lulu Miller draws a heartening lesson -- that chaos, which comes for us all, can be defeated by sheer human stubbornness." -- Los Angeles Times

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal508.092

SynopsisA Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian A "remarkable" ( Los Angeles Times ), "seductive" ( The Wall Street Journal ) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab , Why Fish Don't Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and--possibly--even murder. "At one point, Miller dives into the ocean into a school of fish...comes up for air, and realizes she's in love. That's how I felt: Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten." -- The New York Times Book Review David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered, the harder the universe seemed to try to thwart him. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake--which sent more than a thousand discoveries, housed in fragile glass jars, plummeting to the floor. In an instant, his life's work was shattered. Many might have given up, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish that he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work against the chaos of the world. When NPR reporter Lulu Miller first heard this anecdote in passing, she took Jordan for a fool--a cautionary tale in hubris, or denial. But as her own life slowly unraveled, she began to wonder about him. Perhaps instead he was a model for how to go on when all seemed lost. What she would unearth about his life would transform her understanding of history, morality, and the world beneath her feet. Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don't Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail.