The Species Seekers – Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth - Hardcover

Conniff, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393068544 ISBN 13: 9780393068542

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

Synopsis

The Species Seekers The story of bold adventurers who risked death to discover strange life forms in the farthest corners of planet Earth.

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Review:

A marvelous tribute to the age of wonder.--Bernd Heinrich, author of The Nesting Season

Modern biology and medicine would not be what they are today if not for the death-defying naturalists who set out to travel the world and find new species. In The Species Seekers, Richard Conniff creates a marvelous rogues gallery of these brave, sometimes reckless heroes of taxonomy, full of surprising tales of gorillas, platypuses, and disease-laden mosquitoes. --Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex"

A marvelous tribute to the age of wonder. --Bernd Heinrich, author of The Nesting Season"

This beautifully written book has the verve of an adventure story.

[Conniff s] enthusiasm for his subject and admiration of these explorers is infectious . . . an entertaining survey."

[This] history of the great age of discovery is spellbinding."

An anecdotal romp through the strange history of naturalism. Absurd characters, exciting discoveries, and fierce rivalries abound.

An enduring story bursting at the seams with intriguing, fantastical and disturbing anecdotes.

A swashbuckling romp brilliantly evokes that just-before Darwin era."

[Conniff's] enthusiasm for his subject and admiration of these explorers is infectious . . . an entertaining survey.

About the Author:

Richard Coniff, a Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the National Magazine Award, writes for Smithsonian and National Geographic and is a frequent commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and a guest columnist for the New York Times. His books include The Natural History of the Rich, Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time, and The Species Seekers. He lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0393068544
• ISBN 13: 9780393068542
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480