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How can one have the endurance to swim continuously in the ocean for three hours, and then spend another several hours swimming beside a baby whale to help find its mother? Lynne Cox, that's who. The descriptions of her experience giving of herself to assist a baby whale places the reader right there with her in the cool coastal waters, experiencing the spiritual connections between herself and the sea creatures all around her. Cox's writing, and Grayson, will stay with with me for a long time.
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This is a novel to savor. . .from the invitation to hear the narrator's story through the well paced historical but personal descriptions and slight twist at the end, Mary Doria Russell manages to convey historical knowledge in a highly personal and engaging manner. I was sorry to suddenly find myself on the last page.
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In a highly accessible and engaging manner Dr. Shubin manages to take us back millions of years to show how various parts of the human anatomy developed from, of all things, fish. The stories of his time in the field searching for fossils only builds to the excitement of his discovery of Tiktaalik and evolutionary connections he is able to make. The illustrations by Kalliopi Monoyios are amazing and add to the well developed arguments presented by Shubin. This book makes you think - I loved it, and look forward to more books by Dr. Shubin.
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Grayson by Lynne Cox
deep thinker, April 13, 2008
How can one have the endurance to swim continuously in the ocean for three hours, and then spend another several hours swimming beside a baby whale to help find its mother? Lynne Cox, that's who. The descriptions of her experience giving of herself to assist a baby whale places the reader right there with her in the cool coastal waters, experiencing the spiritual connections between herself and the sea creatures all around her. Cox's writing, and Grayson, will stay with with me for a long time.(3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
deep thinker, April 13, 2008
This is a novel to savor. . .from the invitation to hear the narrator's story through the well paced historical but personal descriptions and slight twist at the end, Mary Doria Russell manages to convey historical knowledge in a highly personal and engaging manner. I was sorry to suddenly find myself on the last page.(5 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin
deep thinker, March 18, 2008
In a highly accessible and engaging manner Dr. Shubin manages to take us back millions of years to show how various parts of the human anatomy developed from, of all things, fish. The stories of his time in the field searching for fossils only builds to the excitement of his discovery of Tiktaalik and evolutionary connections he is able to make. The illustrations by Kalliopi Monoyios are amazing and add to the well developed arguments presented by Shubin. This book makes you think - I loved it, and look forward to more books by Dr. Shubin.(10 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)