Philosophy
Essayist, poet, and writer of natural phenomena--Diane Ackerman [October 7th. 1948].
Diane Ackerman [Wikipedia]
Diane Ackerman [Home]
A Natural History Of Love
ISBN-10: 0679761837
ISBN-13: 978-0679761839
A Natural History of the Senses
ISBN-10: 0679735666
ISBN-13: 978-0679735663
An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
ISBN-10: 0743246748
ISBN-13: 978-0743246743
The Moon by Whale Light: And Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales
ISBN-10: 0679742263
ISBN-13: 978-0679742265
- Basic Existentialism Texts
Probably the last philosophy to offer a Weltanschauung. And it did a poor job in its attempt. Nevertheless, it is an important and interesting philosophy. Below are some of the basic texts that offer explanations. I am sure I have omitted some. An...
- Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler...popular British Archaeologist
Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler September 10th, 1890 to July 22nd, 1976 Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer Wheeler was a Scottish archaeologist, born in Glasgow, who was a great popularizer for his subject, particularly on TV. His notable excavations in Britain...
- Doris Ulmann--photographer
More than the rich and famous, Doris Ulmann devoted a good portion of her life photographing Eastern rural America with dignity and respect. Doris Ulmann [Wikipedia] Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann by John Jacob Niles and J. Williams ISBN-10:...
- Forrest J. Ackerman's Collection To Be Sold
"Ackerman sci-fi, horror collection up for sale" by John Rogers February 4th, 2009 The Associated Press He always vowed that he wouldn't die unless he could take it with him. But now that Forrest J Ackerman really is gone, the grand old man of science...
- "a Brain Is A Terrible Thing To Lose"--al Gore
I might as well address this issue for it inevitably comes up in discussions about Einstein and that is the story of Einstein's brain. Einstein died on April 18th, 1955 at the age of seventy six in Princeton, New Jersey from heart failure. An autopsy...
Philosophy
Diane Ackerman--a literary Rachel Carson?
Essayist, poet, and writer of natural phenomena--Diane Ackerman [October 7th. 1948].
Diane Ackerman [Wikipedia]
Diane Ackerman [Home]
A Natural History Of Love
ISBN-10: 0679761837
ISBN-13: 978-0679761839
A Natural History of the Senses
ISBN-10: 0679735666
ISBN-13: 978-0679735663
An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
ISBN-10: 0743246748
ISBN-13: 978-0743246743
The Moon by Whale Light: And Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales
ISBN-10: 0679742263
ISBN-13: 978-0679742265
- Basic Existentialism Texts
Probably the last philosophy to offer a Weltanschauung. And it did a poor job in its attempt. Nevertheless, it is an important and interesting philosophy. Below are some of the basic texts that offer explanations. I am sure I have omitted some. An...
- Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler...popular British Archaeologist
Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler September 10th, 1890 to July 22nd, 1976 Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer Wheeler was a Scottish archaeologist, born in Glasgow, who was a great popularizer for his subject, particularly on TV. His notable excavations in Britain...
- Doris Ulmann--photographer
More than the rich and famous, Doris Ulmann devoted a good portion of her life photographing Eastern rural America with dignity and respect. Doris Ulmann [Wikipedia] Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann by John Jacob Niles and J. Williams ISBN-10:...
- Forrest J. Ackerman's Collection To Be Sold
"Ackerman sci-fi, horror collection up for sale" by John Rogers February 4th, 2009 The Associated Press He always vowed that he wouldn't die unless he could take it with him. But now that Forrest J Ackerman really is gone, the grand old man of science...
- "a Brain Is A Terrible Thing To Lose"--al Gore
I might as well address this issue for it inevitably comes up in discussions about Einstein and that is the story of Einstein's brain. Einstein died on April 18th, 1955 at the age of seventy six in Princeton, New Jersey from heart failure. An autopsy...