Bild 1 von 4
BEENDET
SIGNED 1ST EDITION - A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg Hardcover LN
Artikelzustand:
Preis:
US $39,99
Ca.EUR 36,84
Versand:
Standort: Dallas, Texas, USA
Lieferung:
Lieferung zwischen Do, 6. Jun und Sa, 8. Jun nach 43230 bei heutigem Zahlungseingang
Rücknahmen:
Zahlungen:
Sicher einkaufen
Angaben zum Verkäufer
- 99,4% positive Bewertungen
Angemeldet als privater Verkäufer; verbraucherschützende Vorschriften, die sich aus dem EU-Verbraucherrecht ergeben, finden daher keine Anwendung. Der eBay-Käuferschutz gilt dennoch für die meisten Käufe.
Der Verkäufer ist für dieses Angebot verantwortlich.
eBay-Artikelnr.:266780898690
Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9781101875704
- Book Title
- Most Remarkable Creature : the Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science, History
- Topic
- Environmentalists & Naturalists, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Item Width
- 6.7in
- Item Weight
- 27.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
Über dieses Produkt
Product Information
"Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind."--Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way " A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story . "--David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history. "As curious, wide-ranging, gregarious, and intelligent as its subject."--Charles C. Mann, author of 1491 In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were "tame and inquisitive . . . quarrelsome and passionate," and so insatiably curious that they stole hats, compasses, and other valuables from the crew of the Beagle . Darwin wondered why these birds were confined to remote islands at the tip of South America, sensing a larger story, but he set this mystery aside and never returned to it. Almost two hundred years later, Jonathan Meiburg takes up this chase. He takes us through South America, from the fog-bound coasts of Tierra del Fuego to the tropical forests of Guyana, in search of these birds: striated caracaras, which still exist, though they're very rare. He reveals the wild, fascinating story of their history, origins, and possible futures. And along the way, he draws us into the life and work of William Henry Hudson, the Victorian writer and naturalist who championed caracaras as an unsung wonder of the natural world, and to falconry parks in the English countryside, where captive caracaras perform incredible feats of memory and problem-solving. A Most Remarkable Creature is a hybrid of science writing, travelogue, and biography, as generous and accessible as it is sophisticated, and absolutely riveting.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101875704
ISBN-13
9781101875704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9050078657
Product Key Features
Book Title
Most Remarkable Creature : the Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmentalists & Naturalists, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ql696.F34m45 2021
Reviews
"A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story of these under-appreciated birds, deftly intertwining natural history and human history, and with insights and lessons that go far beyond the subject birds." --David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird "This book is an evolutionary labyrinth, taking Meiburg to the end of the world following a single, curious predator. Vivid, beautiful, and scientifically rich, crawling with jungle ants, blasted by Antarctic winds, his tales will transport you from the page to wilder places." --Craig Childs, author of Atlas of a Lost World "I'm in love with this book. If you like great writing, strange historical twists, adventure, nature, music and/or birds this will quickly become one of your all-time favorite books." --Laurie Anderson, artist "Caracaras are not like other birds, or even other birds of prey. Curious, wide-ranging, gregarious, and intelligent, the ten species of caracara are a scientific puzzle that has intrigued biologists since the days of Darwin. And this book--as curious, wide-ranging, gregarious, and intelligent as its subject--is not like any other book that I have encountered. A Most Remarkable Creature is not only about a bird, but about the community of people that has formed, almost accidentally, around the bird, and beyond that about humankind itself." --Charles C. Mann, author of 1491 "What a remarkable feat: taking a mysterious, oddly social, keenly intelligent bird of prey that most of the world has never heard of and animating the creature with such beauty that it comes fully alive in our imaginations. Jonathan Meiburg went on an equatorial search for the latter-day descendants of the age-old caracara and brought back--a little like Darwin himself--travel report, documentary, biography, social history, scientific treatise. And all of it so wonderfully readable." --Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, "Meiburg's enthusiasm [for the caracaras] matches Darwin's, and readers will share it. . . Not only a fine writer, the author is clearly an adventurer, and he devotes entertaining chapters to treks into the high Andes and South American jungles in search of other caracara species. . . [A] wholly captivating natural history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind. Along the way, Meiburg takes us from the Falklands to the UK, from Guyana to the Antarctic and Florida, and from deep time to the present and back again, describing in brilliant language why these birds--and their planet--are the way they are. If you love birds, natural history, science, travel, adventure, or just great writing, you will be rapt. "--Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way "A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story of these under-appreciated birds, deftly intertwining natural history and human history, and with insights and lessons that go far beyond the subject birds." --David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird "This book is an evolutionary labyrinth, taking Meiburg to the end of the world following a single, curious predator. Vivid, beautiful, and scientifically rich, crawling with jungle ants, blasted by Antarctic winds, his tales will transport you from the page to wilder places." --Craig Childs, author of Atlas of a Lost World " A Most Remarkable Creature does what only the very best science and nature writing can. Jonathan Meiburg reminds us that our world is not fully known, that the prehistoric walk among us, and, most of all, how exciting and unnerving it feels to encounter an animal you've never seen before, and, even more, to find that animal staring right back." --Steven Rinella, author of American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon "A rich, sprawling romp through time and far-flung, fabulous spaces, in pursuit of one of Earth's most enigmatic, engaging, and shrewdest creatures." --Alan Weisman, author of Countdown "I'm in love with this book. If you like great writing, strange historical twists, adventure, nature, music and/or birds this will quickly become one of your all-time favorite books." --Laurie Anderson, artist "Caracaras are not like other birds, or even other birds of prey. Curious, wide-ranging, gregarious, and intelligent, the ten species of caracara are a scientific puzzle that has intrigued biologists since the days of Darwin. And this book--as curious, wide-ranging, gregarious, and intelligent as its subject--is not like any other book that I have encountered. A Most Remarkable Creature is not only about a bird, but about the community of people that has formed, almost accidentally, around the bird, and beyond that about humankind itself." --Charles C. Mann, author of 1491 "What a remarkable feat: taking a mysterious, oddly social, keenly intelligent bird of prey that most of the world has never heard of and animating the creature with such beauty that it comes fully alive in our imaginations. Jonathan Meiburg went on an equatorial search for the latter-day descendants of the age-old caracara and brought back--a little like Darwin himself--travel report, documentary, biography, social history, scientific treatise. And all of it so wonderfully readable." --Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, "What a remarkable feat: taking a mysterious, oddly social, keenly intelligent bird of prey that most of the world has never heard of and animating the creature with such beauty that it comes fully alive in our imaginations. Jonathan Meiburg went on an equatorial search for the latter-day descendants of the age-old caracara and brought back--a little like Darwin himself--travel report, documentary, biography, social history, scientific treatise. And all of it so wonderfully readable." --Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2020-033130
Illustrated
Yes
Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers
Der Verkäufer ist für dieses Angebot verantwortlich.
eBay-Artikelnr.:266780898690
Verpackung und Versand
Artikelstandort:
Dallas, Texas, USA
Versand nach:
Afghanistan, Albanien, Algerien, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua und Barbuda, Argentinien, Armenien, Aruba, Aserbaidschan, Australien, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesch, Belgien, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivien, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Botsuana, Brasilien, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgarien, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire (Elfenbeinküste), Demokratische Republik Kongo, Deutschland, Dominikanische Republik, Dschibuti, Dänemark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estland, Fidschi, Finnland, Frankreich, Gabun, Gambia, Georgien, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Griechenland, Grönland, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hongkong, Indien, Indonesien, Irland, Island, Israel, Italien, Jamaika, Japan, Jemen, Jordanien, Kaimaninseln, Kambodscha, Kamerun, Kanada, Kapverdische Inseln, Kasachstan, Katar, Kenia, Kirgisistan, Kiribati, Kolumbien, Kuwait, Laos, Lesotho, Lettland, Libanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Macau, Madagaskar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malediven, Mali, Malta, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mazedonien, Mexiko, Moldawien, Monaco, Mongolei, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mosambik, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Neuseeland, Nicaragua, Niederlande, Niger, Nigeria, Norwegen, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua-Neuguinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippinen, Polen, Portugal, Republik Kongo, Republik Kroatien, Ruanda, Rumänien, Salomonen, Sambia, Samoa (Westsamoa), San Marino, Saudi-Arabien, Schweden, Schweiz, Senegal, Serbien, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Singapur, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts und Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent und die Grenadinen, Suriname, Swasiland, Südafrika, Südkorea, Tadschikistan, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad und Tobago, Tschad, Tschechische Republik, Tunesien, Turkmenistan, Turks- und Caicosinseln, Türkei, USA, Uganda, Ungarn, Uruguay, Usbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatikan, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vietnam, Wallis und Futuna, Zentralafrikanische Republik, Zypern, Ägypten, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Österreich
Ausgeschlossen:
Barbados, Französisch-Guayana, Französisch-Polynesien, Guadeloupe, Libyen, Martinique, Neukaledonien, Russische Föderation, Réunion, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Verpackung und Versand | Nach | Service | Lieferung*Siehe Lieferhinweise |
|---|---|---|---|
| US $5,61 (ca. EUR 5,17) | USA | Sparversand (USPS Media MailTM) | Lieferung zwischen Do, 6. Jun und Sa, 8. Jun nach 43230 |
| Bearbeitungszeit |
|---|
| Der Verkäufer verschickt den Artikel innerhalb von 1 Werktag nach Zahlungseingang. |
| Steuern |
|---|
| Verkäufer berechnet Steuern in |
Mehrwertsteuer für diesen Artikel #266780898690
Mehrwertsteuer für diesen Artikel #266780898690
Der Verkäufer berechnet Mehrwertsteuer für Artikel, die in die folgenden Bundesstaaten verschickt werden:
| Bundesstaat | Steuersatz für Sales Tax |
|---|---|
| Delaware (DE)* | 0.06% |
| Missouri (MO)* | 0.06% |
| Montana (MT)* | 0.06% |
| New Hampshire (NH)* | 0.06% |
| Oregon (OR)* | 0.06% |
Rücknahmebedingungen
| Rücknahmebedingungen im Detail |
|---|
| Dieser Artikel kann nicht zurückgegeben werden. |
Zahlungsdaten
Zahlungsmethoden
Angemeldet als privater Verkäufer
Daher finden verbraucherschützende Vorschriften, die sich aus dem EU-Verbraucherrecht ergeben, keine Anwendung. Der eBay-Käuferschutz gilt dennoch für die meisten Käufe.
Verkäuferbewertungen (367)
Dieser Artikel (1)
Alle Artikel (367)
6***3 (8)- Bewertung vom Käufer.
Letzter Monat
Bestätigter Kauf
The book was well-packaged, arrived in good condition and is going to make someone very happy! Thank you!
a***i (10)- Bewertung vom Käufer.
Letzter Monat
Bestätigter Kauf
Perfect, arrived as described
s***o (183)- Bewertung vom Käufer.
Letzter Monat
Bestätigter Kauf
Love them so much!! Packaged nicely and shipped quickly!! Will definitely be buying from again!
9***w (9)- Bewertung vom Käufer.
Letzter Monat
Bestätigter Kauf
Great seller
Noch mehr entdecken:
- Jonathan Franzen Belletristik-Bücher,
- Jonathan Kellerman Belletristik-Bücher,
- Jonathan Swift Belletristik-Bücher,
- Sachbuch Jonathan Franzen Bücher,
- Deutsche Bücher Jonathan Kellerman Belletristik,
- Bücher über Literatur Jonathan Franzen Belletristik,
- Deutsche Bücher Jonathan Franzen Belletristik,
- Bücher Jonathan-Franzen-Taschenbuch-Belletristik auf Englisch,
- Belletristik-Bücher als gebundene Ausgabe Jonathan Franzen,
- Bücher Jonathan Kellerman Belletristik-Genre ab 2010