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A Slender Thread

Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

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Paperback $16.00

Mar 31, 1998 | ISBN 9780679771333

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Aug 03, 2011 | ISBN 9780307763365

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    About A Slender Thread

    An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses that reveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor.

    “(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers.” —San Francisco Examiner

    About A Slender Thread

    An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses that reveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor.

    “(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers.” —San Francisco Examiner

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    About Diane Ackerman

    Diane Ackerman has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper’s Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in Ithaca, New… More about Diane Ackerman

    About Diane Ackerman

    Diane Ackerman has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper’s Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in Ithaca, New… More about Diane Ackerman

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | Biography & Memoir | Science

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 31, 1998 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679771333

    Category: Psychology | Biography & Memoir | Science

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 03, 2011 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780307763365
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