Otte Jean (330 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Subset Design (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good Paperback 9780981536002. Subset Design (illustrator).

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Subset Design (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good. First Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Subset Design (illustrator).

Condition: Good. First Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Subset Design (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Subset Design (illustrator).

Paperback. Signed by author on front end page.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. After observing the sexual strategies of garden flowers and insects in Love in the Garden, Jean-Pierre Otte turns his attention to the intimate lives of the creatures he finds at the seashore. He arrives at the shore with a heightened awareness of every dank odor, the rustle of water, and the changing light of the vast sky. Thrusting his hands into a transparent tidal pool, he is off on another round of observations.His interest is very precise: the sexuality of sea creatures, from crabs to shrimp and even seaweed. His viewpoint is ironic, witty, poetic, and wise. He finds sea urchins in congregations of indifferent promiscuity. He describes the melancholy of lobsters, who must mate in armor. We find ourselves inside a mussel's shell as it dreams in the heart of a wet and oblong darkness. On oysters, he begins Any experience with the sea is useless if it does not miraculously take us back to the universe of women.who preserve the great original rhythms, the oceanic and lunar cycles.We are even led to imagine the modest voluptuousness felt by seaweed in the simple pleasure of being alive, in motion and joyful. In observing the abundant, primitive forms of life around him, he says, When filled with wonder, one always opens up again to the universe and at the same time to one's universe.In a final scene on the beach, he shares an intense sexually charged moment with a woman as they open and ingest some of these creatures, which have been the object of his scrutiny, the subject of his musings, and the inspiration of his layered poetic language. We are brought face to face with the universal desire for connection in the ironic ending to a book full of wisdom andhope.…

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Subset Design (illustrator).

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American edition. Octavo, gray cloth, 99 pp. Light edge wear on cover and dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. After observing the sexual strategies of garden flowers and insects in Love in the Garden, Jean-Pierre Otte turns his attention to the intimate lives of the creatures he finds at the seashore. He arrives at the shore with a heightened awareness of every dank odor, the rustle of water, and the changing light of the vast sky. Thrusting his hands into a transparent tidal pool, he is off on another round of observations.His interest is very precise: the sexuality of sea creatures, from crabs to shrimp and even seaweed. His viewpoint is ironic, witty, poetic, and wise. He finds sea urchins in congregations of indifferent promiscuity. He describes the melancholy of lobsters, who must mate in armor. We find ourselves inside a mussel's shell as it dreams in the heart of a wet and oblong darkness. On oysters, he begins Any experience with the sea is useless if it does not miraculously take us back to the universe of women.who preserve the great original rhythms, the oceanic and lunar cycles.We are even led to imagine the modest voluptuousness felt by seaweed in the simple pleasure of being alive, in motion and joyful. In observing the abundant, primitive forms of life around him, he says, When filled with wonder, one always opens up again to the universe and at the same time to one's universe.In a final scene on the beach, he shares an intense sexually charged moment with a woman as they open and ingest some of these creatures, which have been the object of his scrutiny, the subject of his musings, and the inspiration of his layered poetic language. We are brought face to face with the universal desire for connection in the ironic ending to a book full of wisdom andhope.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket. 99 pp. Tightly bound. Light bump to lower right front corner. Text is free of markings. NOTE: Bookplate front paste down.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.