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Weak in Comparison to Dreams

by James Elkins ...

Series series Five Strange Languages
For years, Samuel Emmer has monitored bacteria levels in drinking water for the small city of Guelph.He is content to focus on dangerous life-threatening single-celled organisms as his grasp on his own life recedes—and with it, family and friends. To be sure, it is more than a little surprising when Samuel learns that he has been appointed to the city’s Zoo Feasibility Committee. Even more so, ... Read more

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For years, Samuel Emmer has monitored bacteria levels in drinking water for the small city of Guelph.He is content to focus on dangerous life-threatening single-celled organisms as his grasp on his own life recedes—and with it, family and friends. To be sure, it is more than a little surprising when Samuel learns that he has been appointed to the city’s Zoo Feasibility Committee. Even more so,
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A Short Introduction to Anneliese

by James Elkins ...

Series series Five Strange Languages
A Short Introduction to Anneliese is the second volume in author James Elkins’ multi-volume mega-novel Five Strange Languages being published by Unnamed Press, all of which trace the final year of Samuel Emmer’s life before he disappears.When Samuel Emmer meets unemployed biologist Anneliese Glur for dinner during his stopover in Frankfurt, he has no notion of what to expect. Anneliese is an old ... Read more

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A Short Introduction to Anneliese is the second volume in author James Elkins’ multi-volume mega-novel Five Strange Languages being published by Unnamed Press, all of which trace the final year of Samuel Emmer’s life before he disappears.When Samuel Emmer meets unemployed biologist Anneliese Glur for dinner during his stopover in Frankfurt, he has no notion of what to expect. Anneliese is an old
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The Lights

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by Ben Lerner ...

Longlisted for the Griffin Poetry PrizeA New Yorker Essential ReadNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR, Financial Times, The Telegraph, and Electric LiteratureA formally ambitious and intensely felt new volume from the author of 10:04 and The Topeka School.The Ligh... ... Read more

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Longlisted for the Griffin Poetry PrizeA New Yorker Essential ReadNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR, Financial Times, The Telegraph, and Electric LiteratureA formally ambitious and intensely felt new volume from the author of 10:04 and The Topeka School.The Ligh...
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The Ridge

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A new collection from one of Canada’s finest contemporary poets.In The Ridge, Robert Bringhurst offers a work of nonfiction in poetic form, intensely focused on the ecological past, present and future of the West Coast of Canada.At the book’s heart is a long poem, “The Ridge,” in which Bringhurst makes meticulous use of scientific language and, with a poet’s perspective and precision, translates ... Read more

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A new collection from one of Canada’s finest contemporary poets.In The Ridge, Robert Bringhurst offers a work of nonfiction in poetic form, intensely focused on the ecological past, present and future of the West Coast of Canada.At the book’s heart is a long poem, “The Ridge,” in which Bringhurst makes meticulous use of scientific language and, with a poet’s perspective and precision, translates
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Mozart's Starling

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An NPR Best Book of the Year: "A heady hybrid of science, history, how-to and memoir" about a great composer, a common bird, and our bond with nature ( Los Angeles Times).On May 27, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young ... Read more

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An NPR Best Book of the Year: "A heady hybrid of science, history, how-to and memoir" about a great composer, a common bird, and our bond with nature ( Los Angeles Times).On May 27, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young
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Solenoid

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Translated by Sean Cotter ...

WINNER of the Dublin Literary Award 2024 and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2022NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by the New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Financial Times, Words Without BordersA highly-acclaimed master work of fiction from Mircea Cărtărescu, author of Blinding, Solenoid isan existence (and eventually a cosmos) created by forking paths.Based on Cărtăr... ... Read more

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WINNER of the Dublin Literary Award 2024 and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2022NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by the New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Financial Times, Words Without BordersA highly-acclaimed master work of fiction from Mircea Cărtărescu, author of Blinding, Solenoid isan existence (and eventually a cosmos) created by forking paths.Based on Cărtăr...
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Doctor Rat

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This World Fantasy Award winner in the vein of Animal Farm delves into a lab worthy of a mad Nazi scientist—but run by a brilliantly sadistic rodent.In the annals of American literature, there has never been a character quite like Doctor Rat, PhD. From one of the most indispensable storytellers in speculative fiction, this biting satire introduces a narrator of learned charm and humor, and a ... Read more

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This World Fantasy Award winner in the vein of Animal Farm delves into a lab worthy of a mad Nazi scientist—but run by a brilliantly sadistic rodent.In the annals of American literature, there has never been a character quite like Doctor Rat, PhD. From one of the most indispensable storytellers in speculative fiction, this biting satire introduces a narrator of learned charm and humor, and a
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A Natural History of the Senses

by Diane Ackerman ...

**This lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.“Delightful. . . . Gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times**A Natural History ... Read more

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**This lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.“Delightful. . . . Gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times**A Natural History
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Bug Music

How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise

by David Rothenberg ...

" Bug Music is a cool groove of biology, music, and human culture from an interspecies musician and scholar fully in tune with nature." —John Marzluff, author of Gifts of the CrowWhen the Northeastern United States cicadas emerge from their seventeen-year cycle, those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. This unending ... Read more

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" Bug Music is a cool groove of biology, music, and human culture from an interspecies musician and scholar fully in tune with nature." —John Marzluff, author of Gifts of the CrowWhen the Northeastern United States cicadas emerge from their seventeen-year cycle, those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. This unending
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14 Absolutely Horrible, Gross, Disgusting Facts About Animals: A 15-Minute Book

15-Minute Books, #95

by Caitlind L. Alexander ...

Series Book 95 - 15-Minute Books
OK, let's face it. Some things that animals do can be totally gross and disgusting. Here are some of the best, or should we say the worst, things that animals do.Find out how one lizard attacks its prey with blood.How do owls poop?What happens to roadrunner babies who don't gain weight fast enough?And why do cows lick their noses when they eat?Discover these disgusting facts, and more in this 15 ... Read more

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OK, let's face it. Some things that animals do can be totally gross and disgusting. Here are some of the best, or should we say the worst, things that animals do.Find out how one lizard attacks its prey with blood.How do owls poop?What happens to roadrunner babies who don't gain weight fast enough?And why do cows lick their noses when they eat?Discover these disgusting facts, and more in this 15
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A Night of Serious Drinking

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by René Daumal ...

Series series Tusk Ivories
The French poet and author of Mount Analogue shares a satirical allegory of the absurdities of intellectual society.As in Rene Daumal's cult classic Mount Analogue, A Night of Serious Drinking concerns an autobiographical protagonist on a mind-expanding journey. But rather than seeking enlightenment, the anonymous narrator recounts an evening getting drunk with a group of friends. As the party ... Read more

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The French poet and author of Mount Analogue shares a satirical allegory of the absurdities of intellectual society.As in Rene Daumal's cult classic Mount Analogue, A Night of Serious Drinking concerns an autobiographical protagonist on a mind-expanding journey. But rather than seeking enlightenment, the anonymous narrator recounts an evening getting drunk with a group of friends. As the party
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14 Fun Facts About Animal Eyes: A 15-Minute Book

15-Minute Books, #96

by Caitlind L. Alexander ...

Series Book 96 - 15-Minute Books
How many lenses does a dragonfly's eye have?Which is bigger, an eagle's eye or a human's?How many eyes does a scallop have?How do lizards keep their eyes wet?Animal eyes can be really strange and wonderful. How much do you know about the eyes of your animal friends? Find out more in this book.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15 ... Read more

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How many lenses does a dragonfly's eye have?Which is bigger, an eagle's eye or a human's?How many eyes does a scallop have?How do lizards keep their eyes wet?Animal eyes can be really strange and wonderful. How much do you know about the eyes of your animal friends? Find out more in this book.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15
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