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Charles Foster Being a Beast (Paperback)
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Parametry przedmiotu
- Stan
- Book Title
- Being a Beast : Adventures Across the Species Divide
- Publication Name
- Being a Beast
- Title
- Being a Beast
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1250132215
- EAN
- 9781250132215
- ISBN
- 9781250132215
- Publisher
- Picador
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Psychology, Science
- Topic
- Animal & Comparative Psychology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), Animals / Wildlife, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Animals / General, Regional, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Release Date
- 03/07/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 8.5 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
O tym produkcie
Product Information
Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans, the beasts. And to do that, he tried to be like them, choosing a badger, an otter, a fox, a deer, and a swift. He lived alongside badgers for weeks, eating earthworms and learning to sense the landscape by smell rather than sight. He tried to catch fish in his teeth while swimming like an otter, rooted through London garbage cans as an urban fox, was hunted by bloodhounds as a red deer, nearly dying in the snow. And he followed the swifts on their migration route over the Strait of Gibraltar, discovering himself to be strangely connected to the birds. A lyrical, joyful, and completely radical look at the life of animals--human and other-- Being a Beast mingles neuroscience and psychology, nature writing and memoir to cross the boundaries separating the species.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250132215
ISBN-13
9781250132215
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228725098
Product Key Features
Book Title
Being a Beast : Adventures Across the Species Divide
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Animal & Comparative Psychology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), Animals / Wildlife, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Animals / General, Regional, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Psychology, Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
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Reviews
"Intensely strange and terrifically vivid . . . An eccentric modern classic of nature writing." -- Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Spectacularly unconventional . . . A meditative romp that leaves you laughing out loud (and occasionally cursing in anger), even as you soak up the spray of science . . . Steeped in scholarship yet directed by his own quirky mysticism, Foster brilliantly takes on questions of animal consciousness, cognition, emotion, and theory of mind." --The New York Times Book Review "A tour de force of modern nature writing . . . that shows us how to better love the world beyond ourselves." -- The Guardian (London) "A blend of memoir, neuroscience and nature writing . . . that pushes zoological obsession to even greater heights--and depths." --The Wall Street Journal "Gonzo nature writing . . . Extremely entertaining." --The New York Review of Books "An embed with the animals . . . Foster''s quirky book shows how emulating animals not only helps our understanding of them--it makes us more human." --People "Foster wants to be the wild thing, living as wild things live. In Being a Beast , he nearly convinces us that such shape-shifting is possible in the way he lyrically tells his stories--uncensored, intensely descriptive and often hysterical." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Extraordinary, hair-raising, and deliberately funny . . . Atrophied senses limit our lived experiences. Be a beast, says Foster, to become a better human." --Maclean''s "A splendid, vivid contribution to the literature of nature . . . Daringly imaginative . . . There''s not an ounce of sentimentality in any of it, but instead good science and hard-nosed thought. Furthermore, Foster has the gift of poetry." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A fascinating exploration . . . His attempts to actually be a beast make this a different sort of wildlife book. . . . Ultimately, Foster found reciprocity in his unusual and daring immersion in nature, feeling that he now knows the essence of animals'' lives and is somehow newly known in return." --Booklist (starred review) "Woven through the lyrical narrative are neuroscience, facts about the creatures, and philosophy. . . . This book''s fascinating premise, with its unique perspective of how animals perceive their surroundings, will be of interest to scientists, naturalists, and those who enjoy reading about natural history." --Library Journal "An extraordinary account . . . In lesser hands this could come off as trite or patronizing, but Foster is quick to acknowledge his shortcomings and errors in perspective regarding his project, and he projects a healthy sense of humor. . . . This approach, along with his willingness to address and avoid the temptation for anthropomorphism, makes his book interesting and informative." --Publishers Weekly "When it comes to wilderness porn, it''s going to be very hard to beat Being a Beast ." --London Evening Standard " Being a Beast is a strange kind of masterpiece: the song of a satyr, perhaps, or nature writing as extreme sport. Foster marks out the distance between us and the beasts in a way that helps sharpen their boundaries and ours--and ours are not always where we think." --Financial Times "This year''s H is for Hawk , the book leaves you feeling that perhaps Helen MacDonald''s bestseller might have been improved if she had only tried to fly." --World Travel Guide "An extraordinary book." --Sunday Times (UK) "Living like an animal in order to write about it sounds like a gimmick. It isn''t. Groundbreaking? Definitely." --The Scotsman "A highly original attempt to break free from the anthropocentrism that often characterizes nature writing . . . A rich, joyful, and inspiring book." --The Independent (UK), "Intensely strange and terrifically vivid... An eccentric modern classic of nature writing. It is packed with wriggling pleasures." --The New York Times "Spectacularly unconventional... A meditative romp that leaves you laughing out loud (and occasionally cursing in anger) even as you soak up the spray of science... Steeped in scholarship, yet directed by his own quirky mysticism, Foster brilliantly takes on questions of animal consciousness, cognition, emotion and theory of mind." --The New York Times Book Review "A blend of memoir, neuroscience and nature writing... that pushes zoological obsession to even greater heights--and depths." --The Wall Street Journal "Gonzo nature writing... Extremely entertaining." --The New York Review of Books "An embed with the animals... Foster''s quirky book shows how emulating animals not only helps our understanding of them--it makes us more human." --People "Foster wants to be the wild thing, living as wild things live. In Being a Beast , he nearly convinces us that such shape-shifting is possible in the way he lyrically tells his stories--uncensored, intensely descriptive and often hysterical." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Extraordinary, hair-raising, and deliberately funny... Atrophied senses limit our lived experiences. Be a beast, says Foster, to become a better human." --Maclean''s "A splendid, vivid contribution to the literature of nature... Daringly imaginative... There''s not an ounce of sentimentality in any of it, but instead good science and hard-nosed thought. Furthermore, Foster has the gift of poetry." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A fascinating exploration... His attempts to actually be a beast make this a different sort of wildlife book.... Ultimately, Foster found reciprocity in his unusual and daring immersion in nature, feeling that he now knows the essence of animals'' lives and is somehow newly known in return." --Booklist (starred review) "Woven through the lyrical narrative are neuroscience, facts about the creatures, and philosophy... This book''s fascinating premise, with its unique perspective of how animals perceive their surroundings, will be of interest to scientists, naturalists, and those who enjoy reading about natural history." --Library Journal "An extraordinary account... In lesser hands this could come off as trite or patronizing, but Foster is quick to acknowledge his shortcomings and errors in perspective regarding his project, and he projects a healthy sense of humor.... This approach, along with his willingness to address and avoid the temptation for anthropomorphism, makes his book interesting and informative." --Publishers Weekly "When it comes to wilderness porn, it''s going to be very hard to beat Being a Beast ." --London Evening Standard "A tour de force of modern nature writing... that shows us how to better love the world beyond ourselves." --The Guardian " Being a Beast is a strange kind of masterpiece: the song of a satyr, perhaps, or nature writing as extreme sport. Foster marks out the distance between us and the beasts in a way that helps sharpen their boundaries and ours--and ours are not always where we think." --Financial Times "This year''s H is for Hawk , the book leaves you feeling that perhaps Helen MacDonald''s bestseller might have been improved if she had only tried to fly." --World Travel Guide "A splendid, vivid contribution to the literature of nature.... Daringly imaginative... There''s not an ounce of sentimentality in any of it, but instead good science and hard-nosed thought. Furthermore, Foster has the gift of poetry." --Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book." --Sunday Times (UK) "Living like an animal in order to write about it sounds like a gimmick. It isn''t. Groundbreaking? Definitely." --The Scotsman "A highly original attempt to break free from the anthropocentrism that often characterizes nature writing... A rich, joyful, and inspiring book." --The Independent (UK)
Table of Content
CONTENTS Prologue 1 1. Becoming a Beast 7 2. Earth 1: Badger 29 3. Water: Otter 79 4. Fire: Fox 115 5. Earth 2: Red Deer 151 6. Air: Swift 185 Epilogue 212 Acknowledgments and Bibliography 219 Index 227
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