The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds - Hardcover

Ackerman, Diane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679403469 ISBN 13: 9780679403463

Publisher: Random House, 1995

Synopsis

The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the chance to experience them, and cheers those who work to save these fantastic creatures.

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Review:

Having written books on the natural history of the human senses and love, Ackerman turns her own exquisitely honed poetic sensibility to vanishing species. Although she travels to exotic locales such as the Amazon, the tropical Pacific, and remote Japanese islands, the powers of her craft are most evident in the chapter centering on Cornell, in Ithaca, New York, near her home. Many nature writers seem to seek out unusual terrains to find their voice. It is a tribute to Ackerman's craft -- and the extraordinary complexity of nature -- that she can turn a trip to the Entomology Department of a nearby university into a world as exotic as the Amazon. Highly Recommended.

From the Publisher:

"A life-changing excursion, pleasing, and provocative to mind, body, and soul."--San Francisco Chronicle

"This reader was left wondering which was more impressive, Ms. Ackerman's meticulous prose or her intrepid spirit."--New York Times Book Review

"A work to savor...Ackerman brings to her work a poetic sensitivity that enchants while it informs...entrancing."--Philadelphia Inquirer

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679403469
• ISBN 13: 9780679403463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184