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Self-Help & Counselling

Deep Play

by (Vintage)

(54 reviews)

The national bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the ability to play. "Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that puts us in a rapturous mood and awakens the most creative, sentient, and joyful aspects of our inner selves. As Diane Ackerman ranges over a panoply of... See More

Length: 256 Pages (725 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Science & Maths

The Zookeeper's Wife: An unforgettable true story, now a major film

by (Headline)

(1,041 review)

In war-torn Warsaw, a zookeeper and his wife refuse to surrender... Now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl, Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife is based on a remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II. Perfect for fans of Lion and Hidden Figures. 'I can't imagine a better story or storyteller. The Zookeeper's Wife will touch every... See More

Length: 413 Pages (2,053 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Self-Help & Counselling

A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses

by (Vintage)

(25 reviews)

The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself. See More

Length: 386 Pages (1,163 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Poetry & Drama

Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems

by (Vintage)

(8 reviews)

In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and wondering eye of a gifted naturalist. Ackermans's Olympian vision records and transforms landscapes from Amazonia to Antarctica, while her imaginative empathy penetrates the... See More

Length: 273 Pages (529 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Sport

A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

by (Vintage)

(25 reviews)

An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses thatreveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers." -- San Francisco Examiner See More

Length: 319 Pages (784 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Poetry & Drama

I Praise My Destroyer: Poems

by (Vintage)

(18 reviews)

Diane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and fantastic. As always, her strong connection with the natural world, the realms of language and literature, myth and imagination, combines with her deep understanding of the sciences... See More

Length: 127 Pages (200 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Sport

The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds

by (Vintage)

(14 reviews)

The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the chance to experience them, and cheers those who work to save these fantastic creatures. See More

Length: 167 Pages (511 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Science & Maths

The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

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(191 reviews)

'Our relationship with nature has changed... radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.' In The Human Age award-winning nature writer Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the planet. Humans have 'subdued 75 per cent of the... See More

Length: 352 Pages (1,887 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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