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All the Strange Hours: The Excavation of a Lifeby Loren C. Eiseley , Kathleen A. BoardmanISBN 080326741X (0-8032-6741-X)
Softcover, Bison Books
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Another Kind of Autumnby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0684151383 (0-684-15138-3)
Hardcover, Scribner
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Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. Xby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0156239493 (0-15-623949-3)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Darwin's Century: Evolution and the Men Who Discovered Itby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0385081413 (0-385-08141-3)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Firmament of Timeby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0803267398 (0-8032-6739-8)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Firmament of Time'Book summary:The quest to understand humankind's place in the universe is an old one, perhaps as old as the human species itself. That quest is tinged with science, but also with magic, for, writes the paleontologist Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), a human being "is both pragmatist and mystic. He has been so since the beginning, and it may well be that the quality of his inquiring and perceptive intellect will cause him to remain so till the end."
In this lively, literate set of essays, originally delivered in 1959 as a lecture series at the University of Cincinnati, Eiseley traces the history of science, giving special attention to the 18th and 19th centuries, which witnessed the rise of a kind of scientific inquiry that crossed narrow disciplines. Building on the ideas of Newton and Laplace, for instance, the Scottish scientist James Hutton developed the foundations of historical geology; Hutton's doctoral work had not been in physics but physiology, and his dissertation concerned the circulation of the blood, from which he evidently hit on the idea of considering the earth as a living organism. Eiseley moves on to discuss trends in evolutionary thought, putting in good words for such neglected figures as Jean Lamarck, a "much maligned thinker [who] glimpsed ecological change and adjustment before Darwin." Eiseley's explorations end with an admonition that our scientific understanding may well have outpaced our moral evolution, leading to the danger that "we have created an unbearable last idol for our worship"--namely, ourselves. His wise words remain compelling reading today. --Gregory McNamee [via]
The Immense Journeyby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0394701577 (0-394-70157-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Natureby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 039443014X (0-394-43014-X)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Innocent Assassinsby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0684144379 (0-684-14437-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Invisible Pyramidby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 080326738X (0-8032-6738-X)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Invisible Pyramid'Book summary:In July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon, a feat millions of earthbound observers cheered. Loren Eiseley, an ecologist and conservationist, saw little cause for celebration in the astronauts' arrival, however. In a series of lectures delivered at the University of Washington later in 1969 and collected in this slender volume, Eiseley took the occasion of the lunar landing to consider how far humans had to go in understanding their own small corner of the universe, their home planet, much less what he called the "cosmic prison" of space. Likening humans to the microscopic phagocytes that dwell within our bodies, he grumpily remarks, "We know only a little more extended reality than the hypothetical creature below us. Above us may lie realms it is beyond our power to grasp." Science, he suggests, would be better put to examining that which lies immediately before us, although he allows that the quest to explore space is so firmly rooted in Western technological culture that it was unlikely to be abandoned simply because of his urging. Eiseley's opinion continues to be influential among certain environmentalists, and these graceful essays show why that should be so. --Gregory McNamee [via]
The Lost Notebooks of Loren Eiseleyby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0803267479 (0-8032-6747-9)
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The Man Who Saw Through Time: Francis Bacon and the Modern Dilemmaby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0684132850 (0-684-13285-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Night Countryby Loren C. Eiseley , Leonard Everett FisherISBN 0803267355 (0-8032-6735-5)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Country'Book summary:Toward the end of his life, Loren Eiseley reflected on the mystery of life, throwing light on those dark places traversed by himself and centuries of humankind. The Night Country is a gift of wisdom and beauty from the famed anthropologist. It describes his needy childhood in Nebraska, reveals his increasing sensitivity to the odd and ordinary in nature, and focuses on a career that turns him inward as he reaches outward for answers in old bones.[via]More editions of The Night Country:
- The Night Country: ISBN 0684132249 (0-684-13224-9)
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Notes of an Alchemistby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0684136937 (0-684-13693-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Star Throwerby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0156849097 (0-15-684909-7)
Softcover, Harcourt
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The Unexpected Universeby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0156928507 (0-15-692850-7)
Softcover, Harcourt
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