In a volume as urgent and eloquent as Rachel Carson s "Silent Spring," this book--winner of the Southern Environmental Law Center's 2016 Reed Environmental Writing Award in the book category--reveals how the health and well-being of a tiny bird and an ancient crab mirrors our own"
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In a volume as urgent and eloquent as Rachel Carson s "Silent Spring," this book--winner of the Southern Environmental Law Center's 2016 Reed Environmental Writing Award in the book category--reveals how the health and well-being of a tiny bird and an ancient crab mirrors our own"
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Add this copy of The Narrow Edge: a Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an to cart. $25.30, new condition, Sold by Buteo Books California rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Yale University Press.
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New. Cramer offers unique insight into how, on an increasingly fragile and congested shore, the lives of red knots, horseshoe crabs, and humans are intertwined. She eloquently portrays the tenacity of small birds and the courage of many people who, bird by bird and beach by beach, keep red knots flying. Best Book, National Academy of Sciences; Rachel Carson Book Award; Winner of the Reed Award in Environmental Writing.
Add this copy of The Narrow Edge: a Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an to cart. $68.14, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of The Narrow Edge: a Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an to cart. $41.16, new condition, Sold by Buteo Books California rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Yale University Press.
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New. Cramer offers unique insight into how, on an increasingly fragile and congested shore, the lives of red knots, horseshoe crabs, and humans are intertwined. She eloquently portrays the tenacity of small birds and the courage of many people who, bird by bird and beach by beach, keep red knots flying.
Add this copy of The Narrow Edge: a Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an to cart. $82.29, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Yale University Press.
I wanted very much to like this book. I love shorebirds, horseshoe crabs, and all things coastal. There are the makings of an epic tale: pole to pole migration, tiny bird vs the world, etc. There are many many interesting side stories and notes that influence the story. Unfortunately weaving bits and pieces of all these side stories became a distraction that just ended up confusing me - too many characters and places introduced for a paragraph or two, too many jumps backward and forward in time, too many peripherally related issues discussed too briefly. The narrative ended feeling very breathless and exhausting, and I never felt like I was really getting to know the central characters - author, researchers, red knot. Nonetheless, I'd recommend it to others interested in natural history because there's some very interesting content here and others may enjoy the style.
