02445nam 2200565 a 450 991078275830332120230721004526.01-58729-749-3(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 historyResearchPhilosophyHarris's sparrowNatural historyResearchPhilosophy.508.719/3Norment Christopher1540200MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782758303321Return to Warden's Grove3791705UNINA