The Beauty of the Beastly
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The Beauty of the Beastly

New Views on the Nature of Life

Natalie Angier

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The Beauty of the Beastly

New Views on the Nature of Life

Natalie Angier

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"An awe-inspiring tour of nature" from a Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer ( San Francisco Examiner ). Natalie Angier has taken great pains to learn her science from the molecule up. She knows all that scientists know—and sometimes more—about the power of symmetry in sexual relations, about the brutal courting habits of dolphins, about the grand deceit of orchids, and about the impact of female and male preferences on evolution. The Beauty of the Beastly takes the pulse of everything from the supple structure of DNA to the erotic ways of barn swallows, queen bees, and the endangered, otherworldly primate called the aye-aye. Few writers have ever covered so many facets of biology so evocatively in one book. Timothy Ferris, author of the acclaimed Coming of Age in the Milky Way, says Angier is "one of the strongest and wittiest science writers in the world today." "Like Alan Lightman or Lewis Thomas, " writes Nobel laureate David Baltimore, "she draws from science a meaning that few scientists see, and her writing takes on an unusual dimension of artistry." And Sherwin Nuland, author of How We Die, believes that "Natalie Angier is in the tradition of the great nature writers." "A gold mine." — The New York Times "From cockroaches to cheetahs, DNA to elephant dung, Angier gives us intimate and dramatic portraits of nature that readers will find rewarding." — Publishers Weekly

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Publisher
Mariner Books
Year
1996
ISBN
9780547524702
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Essays on Nature
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Front Cover
  4. Dedication
  5. Introduction
  6. I. LOVING
  7. 1. Mating for Life?
  8. 2. The Urge to Cuddle
  9. 3. Tell a Tale of In-Laws
  10. 4. Female Choice: An Eve-olutionary Force
  11. 5. What Makes a Parent Put Up with It All?
  12. 6. Dolphin Courtship: Brutal, Cunning, and Complex
  13. 7. Skin Deep?
  14. 8. The Grand Strategy of Orchids
  15. II. DANCING
  16. 9. The Very Pulse of the Machine
  17. 10. The Wrapping of DNA
  18. 11. Chaperoning Proteins
  19. 12. A Clue to Longevity
  20. 13. What Happens When DNA Is Bent
  21. 14. Blueprint for an Embryo
  22. 15. DNA’s Unbroken Text
  23. III. SLITHERING
  24. 16. Admirers of the Scorpion
  25. 17. Parasites and Sex
  26. 18. The Scarab, Peerless Recycler
  27. 19. There Is Nothing Like a Roach
  28. 20. The Pit Viper: Bizarre, Gallant, Venomous
  29. IV. ADAPTING
  30. 21. The Play’s the Thing
  31. 22. Hormones and Hyenas
  32. 23. The World’s Most Endangered Primate
  33. 24. Plenty of Fish in the Sea
  34. 25. Chasing Cheetahs
  35. 26. Busy as a Bee?
  36. 27. It’s Only Human
  37. V. HEALING
  38. 28. A New Theory of Menstruation
  39. 29. Why Vegetables Are Good for You
  40. 30. Unsightly Fat: The Mammals’ Fate
  41. 31. The Anatomy of Joy
  42. VI. CREATING
  43. 32. The Artful Doctor
  44. 33. From Madness to Masterpiece
  45. 34. Scientist at Work: Victoria Elizabeth Foe
  46. 35. Scientist at Work: Mary-Claire King
  47. 36. At the Science Museum with Stephen Jay Gould
  48. VII. DYING
  49. 37. Cell Death as the Key to Life
  50. 38. MYC Gene, Arbiter of Death or Life
  51. 39. The Other Side of Suicide
  52. 40. Another Stitch in the Quilt
  53. 41. A Granddaughter’s Fear
  54. Index
  55. Connect with HMH