The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey - Hardcover

Cramer, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300185197 ISBN 13: 9780300185195

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2015

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[ Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey By ( Author ) Apr-2015 Hardcover

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Review:

"Deborah Cramer has written a lovely, intrepid book about a lovely, intrepid, and increasingly threatened bird. "The Narrow Edge" is at once an intimate portrait of the small red knot and a much larger exploration of our wondrous, imperiled world."--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of "The Sixth Extinction"
""The Narrow Edge" is at once an intimate portrait of the small red knot and a much larger exploration of our wondrous, imperiled world."--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of "The Sixth Extinction"

"Two great cycles intersect every May in Delaware Bay: the epic journey--just shy of global circumnavigation--of red knots and the primordial migration of horseshoe crabs, whose eggs provide critical fuel for shorebirds. They intersect on the narrow edge of the bay, but Deborah Cramer provides a superbly written and gripping account of the full journey. Perilous under any conditions and fraught with additional danger from human impacts, this account is more thrilling than the Kentucky Derby. This book is for anyone who loves adventure: an interwoven tale of humanity and nature in which nature never fails to surprise and delight."--Thomas E. Lovejoy, University Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, and National Geographic Conservation Fellow--Thomas E. Lovejoy (11/20/2014)

"This book is for anyone who loves adventure: an interwoven tale of humanity and nature in which nature never fails to surprise and delight."--Thomas E. Lovejoy, University Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, and National Geographic Conservation Fellow--Thomas E. Lovejoy (11/20/2014)

"Perhaps the fate of the red knot should replace the canary in the mine as the harbinger of impending changes that are good neither for birds or people. "The Narrow Edge" is a well-written and meticulously researched case study that should be essential reading to anyone interested in conservation."--Joel Greenberg, author of "A Feathered River Across the Sky"

"The Narrow Edge"is at once an intimate portrait of the small red knot and a much larger exploration of our wondrous, imperiled world. Elizabeth Kolbert, author of"The Sixth Extinction"--Elizabeth Kolbert (11/06/2014)"

This book is for anyone who loves adventure: an interwoven tale of humanity and nature in which nature never fails to surprise and delight. Thomas E. Lovejoy, University Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, and National Geographic Conservation Fellow--Thomas E. Lovejoy (11/20/2014)"

The long journey of a tiny bird is powered by the energy-rich eggs of horseshoe crabs, ancient creatures of sea and coast whose blood plays a critical but little-known role protecting human health. Cramer brilliantly presents us with an ecosystem of many parts. Donald Kennedy, President Emeritus, Stanford University--Donald Kennedy (12/08/2014)"

""The Narrow Edge" is not just another lament for a world wrecked by human shortsightedness, though. It is, first and foremost, a deeply moving declaration of love for one particular bird, a love for which the author will spare no effort . . . When Cramer pays tribute to the people who give a voice to the birds and crabs that cannot speak for themselves, her book soars. " Christopher Irmscher, "Weekly Standard"--Christopher Irmscher "Weekly Standard ""

"The Narrow Edge" is superb, beautifully as well as convincingly done. Comparison with "Silent Spring" is quite appropriate. William Conway, Wildlife Conservation Society--William Conway"

About the Author:

Deborah Cramer is the author of Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage and Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World. She lives in Gloucester, MA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0300185197
• ISBN 13: 9780300185195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288