Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays
Author:   Wade Davis
Publisher:   Greystone Books,Canada
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9781778400445


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   16 May 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Wade Davis
Publisher:   Greystone Books,Canada
Imprint:   Greystone Books,Canada
ISBN:  

9781778400445


ISBN 10:   1778400442
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   16 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

This Is America Why Anthropology Matters The Promised Land The Unraveling of America War and Remembrance The Crowning of Everest The Art of Exploring Mother India A New Word for Indigenous The Divine Leaf of Immortality Beyond Climate Fear and Trepidation A Message to a Daughter On the Sacred

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"""Wade Davis is a master of the essay form, bringing a life of exploration, travel, reflection, and experience together in a bracing synthesis... The essay on climate change is simply the best thing I’ve read on the subject."" —Michael Ignatieff"


"“Wade Davis has the ability to look beneath the surface of what he observes, offering insights and interpretations that are invariably inspiring and bold. The breadth of his knowledge and the range of his curiosity are wondrous.” —Andrew Weil ""Wade Davis is a master of the essay form, bringing a life of exploration, travel, reflection, and experience together in a bracing synthesis... The essay on climate change is simply the best thing I’ve read on the subject."" —Michael Ignatieff"


Author Information

Wade Davis is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia and was Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 2000 to 2013. His 23 books, published in 22 languages, include One River, The Wayfinders and Into the Silence, winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize, the top nonfiction prize in the English language. He lives on Bowen Island, B.C.

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