02478nam 2200577 a 450 991045407130332120210628172539.01-58729-749-3(CKB)1000000000704724(EBL)843269(OCoLC)297116245(SSID)ssj0000237405(PQKBManifestationID)11191385(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237405(PQKBWorkID)10189093(PQKB)11032603(MiAaPQ)EBC843269(MdBmJHUP)muse8995(Au-PeEL)EBL843269(CaPaEBR)ebr10354542(EXLCZ)99100000000070472420071029d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReturn to Warden's Grove[electronic resource] science, desire, and the lives of sparrows /Christopher NormentIowa City University of Iowa Pressc20081 online resource (235 p.)Sightline booksDescription based upon print version of record.1-58729-633-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-215).Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; North; Settling In; In a Country without Maps; The Names of Things; Lines upon a Graph; Killing Things; The Broken Compass; South; In the Far Country; BibliographyBased on three seasons of field research in the Canadian Arctic, Christopher Norment's exquisitely crafted meditation on science and nature, wildness and civilization, is marked by bottomless prose, reflection on timeless questions, and keen observations of the world and our place in it. In an era increasingly marked by cutting-edge research at the cellular and molecular level, what is the role for scientists of sympathetic observation? What can patient waiting tell us about ourselves and our place in the world?Sightline books.Harris's sparrowNorthwest TerritoriesNatural historyResearchPhilosophyElectronic books.Harris's sparrowNatural historyResearchPhilosophy.508.719/3Norment Christopher869306MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454071303321Return to Warden's Grove2472179UNINA