{"product_id":"natural-acts-david-quammen-9780393058055","title":"Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature","description":"\"Lively writing about science and nature depends less on the offering of good answers, I think, than on the offering of good questions,\" said David Quammen in the original introduction to \u003cem\u003eNatural Acts\u003c\/em\u003e. For more than two decades, he has stuck to that credo. In this updated version of his first essay collection, Quammen's lively curiosity leads him from New Mexico to Romania, from the Congo to the Amazon, asking questions about mosquitoes (what are their redeeming merits?), dinosaurs (how did they change the life of a dyslexic Vietnam vet?), and cloning (can it save endangered species?). This expanded edition returns to print Quammen's best-loved \"Natural Acts\" columns, which first appeared in \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in the early 1980s, and includes recent pieces such as \"Planet of Weeds,\" an influential \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e cover story. The new \u003cem\u003eNatural Acts\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opening journey that will please both Quammen fans and newcomers to his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Quammen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393058050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393058055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.81w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2008","brand":"David Quammen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076038979839,"sku":"9780393058055","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4d7f29b-5888-4e59-b9c4-5481b92706b2.jpg?v=1685462828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natural-acts-david-quammen-9780393058055","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}