Pierre Otte (272 results)

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 .

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.

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

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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.…

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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition As Such. Copyright Date: 2000 Octavo, 2000, PP.99.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). First English Edition. Copyright Date: 1995 Octavo, 2000, PP.122, Hundreds Of Stories In Savory Language, Subtly Combining Entomological Precision, Poetical Descriptions, And Sensual Loquacioiusness.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, F/NF. Book has light edge wear. DJ has light edge wear aand a small tear on one corner. "Delights in the ingenuity and variety of the sexual tactics of garden insects and flowers. Hopes to involve the reader, through sexuality and all forms of sensation, in the turbulence of life." Nice copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. 1st Edition Stated.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages and dust jacket. First edition.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: Good. : La Sexualité d'un Plateau de Fruits de Mer es un libro de Jean-Pierre Otte publicado por Piment en 2008. Esta edición está en francés y tiene 127-130 páginas. El libro está encuadernado en tapa blanda y explora temas relacionados con la sexualidad desde una perspectiva inusual. EAN: 9782298016338 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: La Sexualité d'un Plateau de Fruits de Mer Autor: Jean-Pierre Otte Editorial: Piment Idioma: fr Páginas: 130 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 2008. …

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.