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1	Natural History of the Senses more books like this by Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman writes a detailed meditation on each of the five senses, seeing them not merely as sense organs but as important doors into the truths of our culture. Ackerman refreshingly combines a gift for lyrical language with a scientist's passion for facts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story more books like this by Diane Ackerman A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. see all copies from $11.49! new only from $11.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Natural History of Love more books like this by Diane Ackerman In this interdisciplinary approach to most lively of subjects--love--Diane Ackerman combs through history, literature, biology, and pop culture in this seductive volume. She probes and prods at every aspect of the subject including adultery, aphrodisiacs, the kiss, Freud, and courtly love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis more books like this by Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman writes vividly of the hours she has spent volunteering at a suicide prevention center taking calls and counseling people in crisis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden more books like this by Diane Ackerman In CULTIVATING DELIGHT, Diane Ackerman introduces readers to her garden, weeds and all, and muses on the connections between plants and people, and the effect of gardening on the human spirit. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain more books like this by Diane Ackerman This time around, poet and nature writer Diane Ackerman looks at the brain, exploring a complex subject not only from the scientific side but from more individual and personal angles, and never ceasing to marvel at the brain's capabilities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Deep Play more books like this by Diane Ackerman Ackerman defines "deep play" as an activity that can transport a person into an altered state in which they are fully absorbed and fully alive. Common to children, deep play is something adults too are capable of, says Ackerman, and she finds it not only in such experiences as scuba diving and mountaineering, but also in creating art and exploring ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Moon by Whale Light: And Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales more books like this by Diane Ackerman In her essays, most of which were published in The New Yorker, Diane Ackerman enlists her habit of close observation and her gift for lyrical descriptions to describe, from on site, the habits of bats, humpback whales, and other animals--most memorably, perhaps, a penguin colony where she assists in feeding the baby penguins. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds more books like this by Diane Ackerman From the author of A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SENSES comes this rare glimpse of those species likely to become extinct. From the golden lion tamarin to monk seals, the monarch butterfly to the short-tailed albatross, Ackerman rejoices in these fantastic creatures with rich and evocative language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire more books like this by Diane Ackerman Ackerman shares her experience undergoing intense psychoanalysis in these passionate and self-probing poems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	I Praise My Destroyer: Poems more books like this by Diane Ackerman This sixth collection by Diane Ackerman, the well-known nature writer, contains rich imagery describing the beauty of everyday pleasures, as well as meditations on death and longing. The passionate depth present in a poem describing the pain of psychotherapy is brought equally to bear on a poem describing an apricot. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Book of Love more books like this by Diane Ackerman (Editor), Jeanne Mackin (Editor) Culled from love letters, poetry, fiction, personal essays, and memoirs, this lavish and fascinating anthology celebrates love--humankind's grandest pastime and obsession. Included are more than 200 selections from such noteworthy writers as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gustave Flaubert, George Eliot, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, and Andrew Marvell. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.92! \| first editions \| SVS
13	On Extended Wings more books like this by Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman writes about her experiences learning to pilot a small plane. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Lovers more books like this by Diane Ackerman (Introduction by), Aacon Kenedi, John Miller, Esq Each of these 50 profiles is an intimate pairing: Lauren Bacall on her relationship with Humphrey Bogart; A. Alvarez on the beautiful, sad days of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath; Katharine Hepburn on her stormy life with Spencer Tracy. 50 duotones. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.70! \| first editions
15 view cover	Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir more books like this by Diane Ackerman In the twenty-some years since award-winning writer Diane Ackerman first visited the Tequesquite ranch in New Mexico, she has delighted readers with her rich, observant prose in such books as A Natural History of the Senses and, most recently, Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden. However, her first nonfiction book, Twilight of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Animal Sense more books like this by Diane Ackerman, Peter Sis (Illustrator) This is a collection of poems about the five senses as experienced and enjoyed by members of the animal kingdom. Illustrations accompany the verses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Curious Naturalist more books like this by Diane Ackerman, Jennifer Ackerman (Editor), Michael Parfit In tours of nine North American ecosystems ranging from backyards to sandy shores, renowned naturalists, writers and photographers offer step-by-step instructions for a host of practical and intriguing outdoor skills and simple naturalist's techniques--from identifying trees to finding fossils. 356 full-color photographs and paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Jaguar of sweet laughter : new & selected poems more books like this by Diane Ackerman Poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman brings her usual heightened awareness and her gift for vivid language to the poems in this 1991 collection. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Bard on the Brain: Understanding the Mind Through the Art of Shakespeare and the Science of Brain Imaging more books like this by Paul M Matthews, M.D., Jeffery McQuain, Diane Ackerman (Foreword by) More than 400 years after they were first written, Shakespeare's plays still offer a stunning glimpse into the motivations, desires, and deviancies of man. His characters are caught in situations modern readers can sympathize with, and his themes--love, family relations, adultery, power, treachery--are as relevant now as they were then. ... see all copies from $4.56! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Beauty more books like this by John Miller, Chronicle Books, Diane Ackerman (Foreword by) Camille Paglia talks about pagan perfection, Sophia Loren gives the girls a few tips on vanity, Edmund Burke waxes philosophical about the qualities of beauty, Toni Morrison has a couple of things to say about Ernest Hemingway's idea of good looks, and Helen Gurley Brown cautions us never to apply lipliner with a dull pencil. Theoretical writings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Animal Attractions more books like this by Diana Edkins, Diane Ackerman (Illustrator), Kitty Hawks One hundred photographs by 52 contemporary photographers, including William Wegman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tina Barney, Elliot Erwitt,and several others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.76! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	In Our Nature: Stories of Wildness more books like this by Donna Seaman (Selected by), Diane Ackerman (Foreword by) Fourteen unforgettable short stories provoke, illuminate, and startle as they explore our perception of nature and the conflict between wildness and civilization within each of us. As we are recognizing the consequences of the destruction of forests and wetlands, the pillaging of the seas, and the toxicity of industry, we are experiencing profound ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.36! \| SVS
23	The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral: [Poems] more books like this by Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman's first book, a collection of poems based on the planets, was written while she was a graduate student at Cornell. Although she was working on an MFA, she was also interested in science, and worked with space scientists there. Carl Sagan was the technical advisor for this book of science-themed poetry. see all copies from $11.38! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Within the Stone: Nature's Abstract Rock Art more books like this by Diane Ackerman, John Horgan, Si And Ann Frazier Mac guru Bill Atkinson shoots pictures of cut and polished rock slabs, transmuting them into masterpieces of "found" art with his high-resolution scanning camera and innovative color management techniques. For "Within the Stone," Atkinson picks 72 rock images for their evocative painterly qualities. Seven eminent poets and science writers, ... see all copies from $29.79! new only from $29.79! \| SVS
25 view cover	Monk Seal Hideaway more books like this by Diane Ackerman, Bill Curtsinger (Photographer) Color photographs accompany this study of the Hawaiian monk seal. The author observes this most endangered of all seal species in its natural habitat and also works with a biologist to tag and examine the seals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.16! \| first editions

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