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UNINA9910967598103321 |
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Mynott Jeremy |
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The beauty of birds / / Jeremy Mynott |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2009 |
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9786613589477 |
9781280494246 |
1280494247 |
9781400843152 |
1400843154 |
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[Princeton Shorts ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (43 p.) |
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Bird watching |
Birds - Psychological aspects |
Human-animal relationships |
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"A Princeton Shorts selection from Birdscapes : Birds in our Imagination and Experience." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Front matter -- Beauty and the Beholder -- Acknowledgements and Permissions -- About the Author -- Related Titles |
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Spring returns and with it the birds. But it also brings throngs of birders who emerge, binoculars in hand, to catch a glimpse of a rare or previously unseen species or to simply lay eyes on a particularly fine specimen of a familiar type. In a delightful meditation that unexpectedly ranges from the Volga Delta to Central Park and from Charles Dickens's Hard Times to a 1940's London burlesque show, Jeremy Mynott ponders what makes birds so beautiful and alluring to so many people. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. |
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UNINA9910966700203321 |
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Fuller Robert C. <1952-> |
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Wonder : from emotion to spirituality / / Robert C. Fuller |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2006 |
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979-88-908807-0-3 |
979-88-9313-236-6 |
1-4696-0559-7 |
0-8078-8990-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-184) and index. |
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Emotion and evolution -- A life shaped by wonder : John Muir -- Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder -- A life shaped by wonder : William James -- Wonder and psychological development -- A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson -- Experience and personal transformation -- Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility. |
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The attempt to identify the emotional sources of religion goes back to antiquity. In an exploration that bridges science and spirituality, Robert C. Fuller makes the convincing case that a sense of wonder is a principal source of humanity's belief in the existence of an unseen order of life. Like no other emotion, Fuller argues, wonder prompts us to pause, admire, and open our hearts and minds.With a voice that seamlessly blends the scientific and the contemplative, Fuller defines wonder in keeping with the tradition of Socrates--as an emotion related to curiosity and awe that stimulat |
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