There is an unstated but real gothic terror prowling behind his vision. Eiseley is a master of significant anecdote. The beauty of The Invisible Pyramid is that it communicates the awesome spectacle of our environmental crisis without a single shrill note. "A relentless haunting and haunted figure devils the man and twists from him some of the best prose we have. His writing delivered science to nonscientists in the lyrical language of earthly metaphor, irony, simile, and narrative, all paced like a good mystery."- The Bloomsbury Review-The Bloomsbury Review Eiseley made the leap at a time when science was science, and literature was, well, literature. The Invisible Pyramid by Loren Eiseley Missing dust jacket Pages can have notes/highlighting. The boy who became a famous naturalist was never again to see the spectacle. 39 Inches (D) Weight. In 1910 young Loren Eiseley watched the passage of Halley& s Comet with his father. The Invisible Pyramid - by Loren Eiseley (Paperback) 19.95When purchased online Out of Stock About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall):8.01 Inches (H) x 5.34 Inches (W) x. His extended explorations of human life and mind, set against the backdrop of our own and other universes are like those to be found in every book of nature writing currently available.We now routinely expect our nature writers to leap across the chasm between science, natural history, and poetry with grace and ease. Buy a cheap copy of The Invisible Pyramid book by Loren Eiseley. "There can be no question that Loren Eiseley maintains a place of eminence among nature writers.
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