{"product_id":"tracks-and-shadows-field-biology-as-art-hardcover","title":"Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry W. Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntellectually rich, intensely personal, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSnakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Greene begins with his youthful curiosity about the natural world and moves to his stints as a mortician's assistant, ambulance driver, and army medic. In detailing his academic career, he describes how his work led him to believe that nature's most profound lessons lurk in hard-won details. He discusses the nuts and bolts of field research and teaching, contrasts the emotional impact of hot dry habitats with hot wet ones, imparts the basics of snake biology, and introduces the great explorers Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. He reflects on friendship and happiness, tackles notions like anthropomorphism and wilderness, and argues that organisms remain the core of biology, science plays key roles in conservation, and natural history offers an enlightened form of contentment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an immediate classic. I had heard of it rumored for years. It is grand indeed and more than fulfilled my expectations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall and The River Swimmer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable, fascinating, very human book about the making of a field biologist. Harry Greene has lived the life of which I once dreamed: studying snakes. But there's more here, much more, and what makes it all work is something not taught in herpetology class. This man can write. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --David Quammen, author of \u003ci\u003eSpillover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Dodo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned field scientist Harry Greene masterfully--and poetically--examines the contradictions inherent in wild places that teem with both beauty and danger. In these stories, drawn from a life spent in the study of his beloved snakes, he reveals how an eminently humane scientist learned to find joy and peace by exploring the living world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Mark W. Moffett, author of \u003ci\u003eAdventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harry Greene shares the sting of death and the joy of life in \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, but this brilliant book is also about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying natural history, and the importance of sharing a love of nature with humanity. It has something to teach every one of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Marty Crump, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Golden Frog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeadless Males Make Great Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an immediate classic. I had heard of it rumored for years. It is grand indeed and more than fulfilled my expectations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall and The River Swimmer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable, fascinating, very human book about the making of a field biologist. Harry Greene has lived the life of which I once dreamed: studying snakes. But there's more here, much more, and what makes it all work is something not taught in herpetology class. This man can write.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --David Quammen, author of \u003ci\u003eSpillover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Dodo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned field scientist Harry Greene masterfully--and poetically--examines the contradictions inherent in wild places that teem with both beauty and danger. In these stories, drawn from a life spent in the study of his beloved snakes, he reveals how an eminently humane scientist learned to find joy and peace by exploring the living world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Mark W. Moffett, author of \u003ci\u003eAdventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Harry Greene shares the sting of death and the joy of life in \u003ci\u003eTracks and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, but this brilliant book is also about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying natural history, and the importance of sharing a love of nature with humanity. It has something to teach every one of us.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Marty Crump, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Golden Frog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeadless Males Make Great Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry W. Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is the Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University and a recipient of the E.O. Wilson Award from the American Society of Naturalists. His book \u003ci\u003eSnakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e (UC Press), won a PEN Literary Award and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468082430205,"sku":"9780520232754","price":47.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ejZxbEdWaGRrcjB6cUFTU0l0L1MvUT09.webp?v=1777285305","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/tracks-and-shadows-field-biology-as-art-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}