A termék adatai:
| ISBN13: | 9781639365692 |
| ISBN10: | 1639365699 |
| Kötéstípus: | Keménykötés |
| Terjedelem: | 448 oldal |
| Méret: | 228x152x40 mm |
| Súly: | 613 g |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| Illusztrációk: | 16 pages of color photographs |
| 643 |
Témakör:
Still As Bright
An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow
Kiadó: Pegasus Books
Megjelenés dátuma: 2024. június 6.
Kötetek száma: Hardback
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GBP 22.00
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Rövid leírás:
*A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024*
*A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024*
An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history.
Hosszú leírás:
*A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024*
An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history.
"When the Moon rises between buildings or over trees, it’s not just a beautiful light: It’s an archive of human longing, fear and adventure. The Moon is more than a rock. It’s a story.”
In the luminously told Still As Bright, the story of the Moon traverses time and space, rendering a range of human experiences&&&8212;from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo’s telescopic discoveries, from the obsessions of colorful 19th century “selenographers” to the astronauts of Apollo and, now, Artemis.
Still As Bright also traces Cokinos's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope, he explores the surface of the Moon, while rooted in places both domestic and wild, and this award-winning poet and writer rediscovers feelings of solace, love and wonder in the midst of loss and change.
Simultaneously steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history, as well as memoir, Still As Bright is a thoughtful, deeply moving, evergreen natural history. It takes readers on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor, whose multi-faceted appeal has worked on witches, scientists, poets, engineers and even billionaires.
Still As Bright is a must-read for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Readers will never look at the Moon the same way again.
“The tour de force that is Christopher Cokinos’s most recent book, Still as Bright is a journey of language, depth, and straight-shooting investigative journalism that’s so expertly presented that I found myself at times just sitting back and acknowledging Cokinos’s mastery of his craft. Cokinos dives deeply into his topic and resurfaces time and again with fresh and captivating insights...Exquisite. Cokinos is a splendid observer of detail and a weaver of words both lyrical and profound.”
An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history.
"When the Moon rises between buildings or over trees, it’s not just a beautiful light: It’s an archive of human longing, fear and adventure. The Moon is more than a rock. It’s a story.”
In the luminously told Still As Bright, the story of the Moon traverses time and space, rendering a range of human experiences&&&8212;from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo’s telescopic discoveries, from the obsessions of colorful 19th century “selenographers” to the astronauts of Apollo and, now, Artemis.
Still As Bright also traces Cokinos's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope, he explores the surface of the Moon, while rooted in places both domestic and wild, and this award-winning poet and writer rediscovers feelings of solace, love and wonder in the midst of loss and change.
Simultaneously steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history, as well as memoir, Still As Bright is a thoughtful, deeply moving, evergreen natural history. It takes readers on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor, whose multi-faceted appeal has worked on witches, scientists, poets, engineers and even billionaires.
Still As Bright is a must-read for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Readers will never look at the Moon the same way again.
“The tour de force that is Christopher Cokinos’s most recent book, Still as Bright is a journey of language, depth, and straight-shooting investigative journalism that’s so expertly presented that I found myself at times just sitting back and acknowledging Cokinos’s mastery of his craft. Cokinos dives deeply into his topic and resurfaces time and again with fresh and captivating insights...Exquisite. Cokinos is a splendid observer of detail and a weaver of words both lyrical and profound.”
