{"product_id":"the-shark-and-the-jellyfish-more-stories-in-natural-history-hardcover","title":"The Shark and the Jellyfish: More Stories in Natural History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Daubert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Daubert presents twenty-six new stories that pull the reader into the mystery and immediacy of ecological processes ranging from the microscopic to the tectonic. Many show surprising intersections of creatures from different realms or the hidden interplay of evolving organisms. These gripping stories contain a level of intimacy and detail not usually encountered in other styles of natural history writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the first collection of stories: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Daubert's \u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is written in the tradition of Aldo Leopold and Bernd Heinrich. It teaches by drawing you into the drama, excitement, and beauty of nature.\u003cbr\u003e--Don Glass, host of the NPR-syndicated program \"A Moment of Science\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely wide-ranging combination of scientific research and literary imagination that takes the reader on journeys through time and space that even the most elaborate television programs still can't provide. Stephen Daubert's grasp of a variety of botanical, zoological, geological, and climatological disciplines is impressive, and he presents them and their interactions with grace and authority.\u003cbr\u003e--David Rains Wallace, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Klamath Knot, The Monkey's Bridge, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeasts of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of these happenings is a thread in the intricate web of life, and Daubert, a molecular scientist at the University of California, Davis, demonstrates that these threads are easily broken by humans. ... Instructive and entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a journey around the globe as the author describes unique and unusual ecological processes. It is ideal for casual reading as well as a source of selections to read aloud (!) or to link literature with the study of natural history.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNSTA Recommends\u003c\/i\u003e, National Science Teachers Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended. ... The stories are as much enjoyable as they are informative.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eScience Books\u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sixteen stories of the interplay of organisms, weather, and geophysics, many a being succumbs to predation, and many another endures. Evolution happens as species learn the hard way. There is often a tragic element in these fascinating tales. . . . These vivid, poetic tales . . . afford good teaching. \u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to any reader whose heart is in the living world.\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eForeWord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Daubert\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired career scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California-Davis. He has published two books of stories from natural history with Vanderbilt University Press: \u003ci\u003eThreads from the Web of Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shark and the Jellyfish\u003c\/i\u003e, currently available in one deluxe paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47540472414429,"sku":"9780826516299","price":172.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/t6M35HS-EF9780826516299.webp?v=1772583565","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-shark-and-the-jellyfish-more-stories-in-natural-history-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}