![]() But these chapters are minor misses in an otherwise fascinating attempt to see our world through one volatile common denominator. It almost feels as though he felt compelled to devote a few chapters to people, and suddenly the book begins to reflect on scripture, pre-Christian mythology and philosophy. But when Logan moves on to human song, the narrative falters. Sections on parrot calls and bat echolocation will at least entertain. Then there are tales of hang gliders out West riding thermals to heights of 7,300 meters (24,000 feet) - altitudes normally reserved for airliners with pressurized cabins.Ī few chapters, regrettably, drift afield. ![]() In chapters on flight, in addition to gee-whiz statistics on how birds and insects wing it, he tells the story of wingless critters that rely on breezes to migrate. Some are personal Logan relates his experience of 9/11 in New York City, in which caustic gunk rained down on trees under his care. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.And there are plenty of anecdotes. In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air. With the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that have made William Bryant Logan's work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists, Air islike the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the Beaglea treasure trove of discovery. The African Sahel suffers drought in part because we fill the air with industrial dusts. Thousands were sickened after 9/11 by supposedly "safe" air. The artist Eva Hesse died of inhaling her fiberglass medium. The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn's awareness of its mother's breastall take place in the medium of air. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. Water and dust spin and rise, make clouds and fall again, fertilizing the dirt. Every creature breathes to live, exchanging and changing the atmosphere. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Logan delivers vast amounts of science with brevity and elegance.” Carol Haggas, Booklist (starred review) “Logan’s meticulously researched and engagingly presented treatise is a breath of, well, fresh air.” He is erudite and thoughtful, with an agreeable mix of the personal and scientific” “Logan is an enjoyable companion with which to explore his subject. Logan is able to draw the reader into pretty much any subject. a spore-world of essays, essaylets, mini-biographies, gossip, whispers, lists, prose-poems and asides.Cheery, chatty and compulsively curious, Mr. Logan celebrates the atmosphere as a medium of communication―transmitting pheromones as well as sound, bird calls, music―and notes that the breath of life separates the living from the dead. celebrates the union of the inorganic and organic realms that nurture life. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Īs with his earlier works. With the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that have made William Bryant Logan’s work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists, Air is―like the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the Beagle―a treasure trove of discovery. Thousands were sickened after 9/11 by supposedly “safe” air. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. Air: The Restless Shaper of the World - Ebook written by William Bryant Logan. The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn’s awareness of its mother’s breast―all take place in the medium of air. NEW, Air: The Restless Shaper of the World, William Bryant Logan, Air sustains the living. ![]() In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air.Īir sustains the living.
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