Honey from Stone
Honey from Stone
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Organizing his book according to the monastic hours of prayer, Chet Raymo examines the strength of scientific language to encounter the divine in the natural world.
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Honey from Stone by Chet Raymo
Organizing his book according to the monastic hours of prayer, Chet Raymo examines the strength of scientific language to encounter the divine in the natural world.
Chet Raymo, bless him, is one of those enchanting polymaths who are in love with the universe and use the language of science to make up the words for their love songsSo struck is he by the animated magnificence of clouds, hills, oceans, islands and the light in the sky that he makes geology, physics and astronomy into life sciences and then sings in the language of these life sciences to life itself. * The Boston Globe *
Master taleteller, deft and graceful scientist, passionate poet, Raymo is a storycatcher and storysinger of rare humor, hawkness of eye, breadth of biology and physics acumen, and lyricism of line. Trust me when I say that swimming in his stories is elevating, edifying, and exuberant-making. -- Brian Doyle, author of Spirited Men and Epiphanies & Elegies
Lovely essays brimming with mysticism. * Kirkus *
A reverie, an entrancing meditation, on stones and stars and mossy ruins . . . Raymo has somehow found a way to invoke magic, without requiring me to believe in it. * San Francisco Chronicle *
A beautiful series of essays that examine science, religion, and the landscape of Kerry. . . . A travel book about the world of ideas. * Irish Echo *
Chet Raymo is simply the best literary naturalist writing today, producing elegantly written, insightful books that open from a seemingly modest premise into a dizzying (and sometimes humbling) view of our place in the universe. . . . He is our apostle of the joy of curiosity. * Bookpage *
Master taleteller, deft and graceful scientist, passionate poet, Raymo is a storycatcher and storysinger of rare humor, hawkness of eye, breadth of biology and physics acumen, and lyricism of line. Trust me when I say that swimming in his stories is elevating, edifying, and exuberant-making. -- Brian Doyle, author of Spirited Men and Epiphanies & Elegies
Lovely essays brimming with mysticism. * Kirkus *
A reverie, an entrancing meditation, on stones and stars and mossy ruins . . . Raymo has somehow found a way to invoke magic, without requiring me to believe in it. * San Francisco Chronicle *
A beautiful series of essays that examine science, religion, and the landscape of Kerry. . . . A travel book about the world of ideas. * Irish Echo *
Chet Raymo is simply the best literary naturalist writing today, producing elegantly written, insightful books that open from a seemingly modest premise into a dizzying (and sometimes humbling) view of our place in the universe. . . . He is our apostle of the joy of curiosity. * Bookpage *
Chey Raymo is professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in Massachusetts. A teacher, naturalist, and former science columnist for the Boston Globe, he is the author of many books including The Soul of the Night, Climbing Brandon, and The Path.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781561012350 |
| ISBN 10 | 1561012351 |
| Titre | Honey from Stone |
| Auteur | Chet Raymo |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Année de publication | 2005-10-25 |
| Nombre de pages | 188 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |