The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches from Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

Quammen, David

ISBN 10: 1426222076 / ISBN 13: 9781426222078

Published by National Geographic, Washington DC, 2023

About this Item

Signed by author on title page. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 352. Black boards with gilt spine titling. Tan endpapers. Illustrated jacket. A collection of nature and cultural essays from Quammen's worldwide travels. Minor shelf wear, else fine.

Seller Inventory # 42562

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches from Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope
• Publisher: National Geographic, Washington DC
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426222076
• ISBN 13: 9781426222078
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nature Writing

About this title

Synopsis

In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature and explores the challenge of balancing the needs of both.

For more than two decades, award-winning science and nature writer David Quammen has traveled to Earth’s most far-flung and fragile destinations, sending back field notes from places caught in the tension between humans and the wild. This illuminating book features 20 of those assignments: elegantly written narratives, originally published in National Geographic magazine and updated for today, telling colorful and impassioned stories from some of the planet’s wildest locales. 

Quammen shares encounters with African elephants, chimpanzees, and gorillas (and their saviors, including Jane Goodall); the salmon of northeastern Russia and the people whose livelihood depends on them; the lions of Kenya and the villagers whose homes border on parks created to preserve the species; and the champions of rewilding efforts in southernmost South America, designed to rescue iconic species including jaguars and macaws.

With a new introduction, afterword, and notes framing each story, Quammen reminds us of the essential role played by wild nature at the heart of the planet.

About the Author

Three-time winner of the National Magazine Award (the Ellie) and author of 15 books, DAVID QUAMMEN is one of the world’s top nature and science writers. His 2012 book Spillover, which predicted a worldwide pandemic, was shortlisted for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and has made him one of the most sought-after commentators on the coronavirus. He is a regular contributor to National Geographic, The New Yorker, and the New York Times. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.