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A Naturalist at Large

The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich

by Bernd Heinrich
Rick Adamson
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From one of the finest scientists and writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded marvelous, mind-altering (Los Angeles Times) insight and discoveries. In essays that span several decades, Bernd Heinrich finds himself at his beloved camp in Maine, plays host to annoying visitors from Europe (the cluster fly) and more helpful guests from Asia (ladybugs), and unravels the far-reaching ecological consequences of elephants in Botswana bruising mopane trees. Heinrich then turns to his great love-the extraordinary behaviors of ravens-before going on to chronicle a magical sighting of hundreds of loons congregated on a lake in Maine and observing that the human species has biological roots as endurance runners. Finally, he asks Where does a biologist find hope? In A Naturalist at Large, Bernd Heinrich delivers an answer.

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    May 8, 2018

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666598315
      • File size: 239864 KB
      • Duration: 08:19:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      If there's such a thing as ideal spring listening, this audiobook is it. Of course, the best essays by renowned naturalist Bernd Heinrich can be enjoyed year-round, but it's a special treat to hear them in May, particularly for those who endure long, cold winters. Narrator Rick Adamson provides a clear, spirited voice that is informative but also captures the author's everlasting sense of wonder. Ranging from 1974 to 2017, these essays, all previously published elsewhere, cover topics ranging from the fascinating behavior of ravens to humankind's relationship with the soil, complete with an amusing digression into the economics of Henry David Thoreau's bean patch. Adamson's affable tone opens the door onto Heinrich's world, and listeners will want to stay there awhile. A.T.N. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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