| Description |
319 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : Concerning the unpredictable -- The judgement of the birds -- The long loneliness -- Man the firemaker -- The innocent fox -- How flowers changed the world -- The ghostly guardian -- The bird and the machine -- The fire apes -- Easter : the isle of faces -- The dance of the frogs -- The hidden teacher -- The fifth planet -- The last Neanderthal -- The spider -- Tasting the mountain spring -- Things will go -- Leaving September -- Nocturne in silver -- Winter sign -- October has the heart -- Dusk interval -- Let the red fox run -- The fishers -- The star thrower -- Science and the sense of the holy -- The winter of man -- Man against the universe -- Thoreau's vision of the natural world -- Walden : Thoreau's unfinished business -- The lethal factor -- The illusion of the two cultures -- How natural is "natural"? -- The inner galaxy. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
The Judgment of the Birds -- The Long Loneliness -- Man the Firemaker -- The Innocent Fox -- How Flowers Changed the World -- The Ghostly Guardian -- The BIrd and the Machine -- The Fire Apes -- Easter: The Isle of Faces -- The Dance of the Frogs -- The Hidden Teacher -- The Fifth Planet -- The Last Neanderthal -- The Spider -- Tasting the Mountain Spring -- Things Will Go -- Leaving September -- Nocturne in Silver -- Winter Sign -- October Has the Heart -- Dusk Interval -- Let the Red Fox Run -- The Fishers -- The Star Thrower -- Science and the Sense of the Holy -- The Winter of Man -- Man Against the Universe -- Thoreau's Vision of the Natural World -- Walden: Thoreau's Unfinished Business -- The Lethal Factor -- The Illusion of the Two Cultures -- How Natural is "Natural"? -- The Inner Galaxy -- Honors and Awards -- Acknowledgments. |
| Subject |
Natural history.
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Nature.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Nature. (OCoLC)fst01034561
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
(OCoLC)fst01034564
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977. Star thrower. New York : Times Books, ©1978 (OCoLC)557805625 |
| ISBN |
0812907469 |
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9780812907469 |
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