"David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today."--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard "Lively writing about science and nature depen

A revised and expanded edition of Quammen’s first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work. “Lively writing about science and nature depend

"David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today."--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard "Lively writing about science and nature depen

From the award-winning author of The Tangled Tree and The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature a

For the past two decades, David Quammen has followed winding trails and fresh lines of thought through the world's outback.