Vanishing Treasures
By Katherine Rundell
By Katherine Rundell
By Katherine Rundell
By Katherine Rundell
By Katherine Rundell
Read by Lenny Henry
By Katherine Rundell
Read by Lenny Henry
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology | Audiobooks
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$26.00
Nov 12, 2024 | ISBN 9780385550826
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Nov 12, 2024 | ISBN 9780385550833
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Nov 12, 2024 | ISBN 9780593947616
480 Minutes
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Praise
Praise for Vanishing Treasures:
“A rare and magical book. I didn’t want it to end.”
—Bill Bryson, bestselling author of The Body and A Walk in the Woods
“Whether she is writing about a jumping spider, a hedgehog, or the curious, pine-cone-like mammals known as a pangolin, Katherine Rundell stuns us with wonders. Each of her essays is a polished gem—and each will leave you newly smitten with love for life.”
—Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus
“This world, even as we degrade it, remains almost unimaginably beautiful and interesting, as this remarkable bestiary makes clear. Here are a bunch of very very good reasons to actually try and hold on to as much of the Pleistocene as we can.”
—Bill McKibben, author The End of Nature
“A wondrous ode to nature’s astonishing beauty—and an elegy for all the life we are in the midst of destroying.”
—Amia Srinivasan, author of The Right to Sex
“Exquisite and timely.”
—Maggie O’Farrell, author of The Marriage Portrait
“A total miracle.”
—Max Porter, author of Shy
“A loving and lovely book.”
—Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall
“A witty, intoxicating paean to Earth’s wondrous creatures . . . shot through with Rundell’s characteristic wit and swagger.”
—The Guardian
“[A] dazzling collection of essays about some of the world’s most wondrous creatures. From the iridescence of the golden mole to parasites in the eye of the Greenland shark, Rundell details the natural world in exquisite prose…Rundell’s gift for language, wit and historical observation combine here to create a rare and beautiful book.”
—The Observer
“There is a constant joy in the book . . . A sense throughout of delight and wonder, and a reminder that these emotions also matter—may even save us. This is the point.”
—New Statesman
“Brisk, eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining. . . Young and old will savor Rundell’s infectious enthusiasm for these remarkable and infinitely varied creatures. A clarion call for preservation by way of a delightful bestiary.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
Praise for Katherine Rundell:
“Katherine Rundell is a phenomenon.”
―Neil Gaiman
“Brilliant…Supernaturally talented.”
―Ron Charles, Washington Post
“Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power.”
—The Observer
“I love Katherine Rundell’s writing because it’s so fresh and vigorous, and always so unexpected…A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.”
—Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass
“Rundell is an astonishing young talent.”
—The Daily Mail
Table Of Contents
Introduction
The Wombat
The Greenland Shark
The Raccoon
The Giraffe
The Swift
The Lemur
The Hermit Crab
The Seal
The Bear
The Narwhal
The Crow
The Hare
The Wolf
The Hedgehog
The Elephant
The Seahorse
The Pangolin
The Stork
The Spider
The Bat
The Tuna
The Golden Mole
The Human
Author’s Note
About This Book
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
About the Author
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