Seeing the Elephant by Eric Scigliano
A fascinating insight into the extraordinary relationship between elephants and humans
‘A rich and enthusiastic study.. Reads like an extended love letter to an animal whose history is closely tangled with ours' * Daily Telegraph *
‘Scigliano appears to have interviewed every living enthusiast available, is naturally an enthusiast himself, and has produced a book exhaustive in scope but utterly entertaining to read. He achieves this by including everything we expect from elephants: the marvellous, the spectacular, the larger than (human) life' * Independent on Sunday *
‘A passionate account of why humans fall for these fascinating and remarkable creatures' * Sunday Times *
‘The crossover points between our own history and that of the elephant are numerous and always enlightening' * Daily Mail *
‘Scigliano appears to have interviewed every living enthusiast available, is naturally an enthusiast himself, and has produced a book exhaustive in scope but utterly entertaining to read. He achieves this by including everything we expect from elephants: the marvellous, the spectacular, the larger than (human) life' * Independent on Sunday *
‘A passionate account of why humans fall for these fascinating and remarkable creatures' * Sunday Times *
‘The crossover points between our own history and that of the elephant are numerous and always enlightening' * Daily Mail *
Eric Scigliano, an editor at Seattle Metropolitan magazine, has written for many other publications, including Harper's, Discover, National Geographic and the New York Times. His latest book is Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest for Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara (Free Press). He first became fascinated with elephants as a child in Vietnam. He is also the winner of the Livingston and American Association for the Advancement of Science writing awards. He lives in Seattle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747574712 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747574715 |
| Title | Seeing the Elephant |
| Author | Eric Scigliano |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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