Among the Islands
Adventures in the Pacific
by Tim Flannery
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub Date
Description
“There is an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century explorer inside Tim Flannery, trying to get out. And doing a damn fine job of it too in this rather ripping yarn, which combines a passion for science with a zeal for adventure.” —Weekend Australian
Tim Flannery is one of the world’s most influential scientists, praised for making “anthropology, geology, biology, and physics not only readable, but also understandable and interesting” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), and credited with discovering more species than Darwin. InAmong the Islands, Flannery recounts a series of expeditions he made at the dawn of his career to the strange tropical islands of the South Pacific, a great arc stretching nearly four thousand miles, from the postcard perfection of Polynesia to some of the largest, highest, ancient, and most rugged places on earth.
Flannery was traveling in search of rare and undiscovered mammal species, but he found much more: wild, weird places where local taboos, foul weather, dense jungle, and sheer remoteness made for difficult and dramatic exploration. Among the Islands is informative—Flannery makes rare mammals fascinating—but like his classicThrowim Way Leg, it is as much about adventure and discovery as it is about the specimens. This is an ideal read for anyone who has ever imagined voyaging to the ends of the earth to uncover and study the rare and the wonderful.
Tim Flannery is one of the world’s most influential scientists, praised for making “anthropology, geology, biology, and physics not only readable, but also understandable and interesting” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), and credited with discovering more species than Darwin. InAmong the Islands, Flannery recounts a series of expeditions he made at the dawn of his career to the strange tropical islands of the South Pacific, a great arc stretching nearly four thousand miles, from the postcard perfection of Polynesia to some of the largest, highest, ancient, and most rugged places on earth.
Flannery was traveling in search of rare and undiscovered mammal species, but he found much more: wild, weird places where local taboos, foul weather, dense jungle, and sheer remoteness made for difficult and dramatic exploration. Among the Islands is informative—Flannery makes rare mammals fascinating—but like his classicThrowim Way Leg, it is as much about adventure and discovery as it is about the specimens. This is an ideal read for anyone who has ever imagined voyaging to the ends of the earth to uncover and study the rare and the wonderful.
Advance Praise
“A great zoologist . . . an irresistible author.” —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel
“There is an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century explorer inside Tim Flannery, trying to get out. And doing a damn fine job of it too in this rather ripping yarn, which combines a passion for science with a zeal for adventure.” —Weekend Australian
Praise for Tim Flannery
"Flannery, one of a new breed of planetary heroes, distilled the complex issue of global warming into a clear message." —Meg Lowman, Herald Tribune
"One of the world's greatest zoologists . . . who's probably discovered more new species than Darwin. He's a remarkable man." —RedmondO'Hanlon
“There is an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century explorer inside Tim Flannery, trying to get out. And doing a damn fine job of it too in this rather ripping yarn, which combines a passion for science with a zeal for adventure.” —Weekend Australian
Praise for Tim Flannery
"Flannery, one of a new breed of planetary heroes, distilled the complex issue of global warming into a clear message." —Meg Lowman, Herald Tribune
"One of the world's greatest zoologists . . . who's probably discovered more new species than Darwin. He's a remarkable man." —RedmondO'Hanlon
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780802120403 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
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