The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of…
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Thomas R. Henry
(4,188 Sterne; 8 Bewertungen)
"THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature" This title sums up the wonderful line up in this book. Short pieces about the strange and often bewildering things that occur in our world, from the insect that is born pregnant, to the fearsome poison arrow frog and about 170 others. If you like odd facts and weird plants and animals, this collection will delight you. So pick something interesting and enjoy reading it. The author is one of the world’s best-known and most respected science writers. This book is a personal and unique distillation of the wisdom he has developed in a lifetime of dealing with man’s effort to resolve the paradoxes of nature.- from the Introduction (Summary by phil c and the introduction) (11 hr 50 min)
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morgan
(5 Sterne)
Wonderful info, excellently written, beautifully read.
Interesting facts, but ...
Sandyjeans
(3 Sterne)
Interesting factts, but poorly written. seemed like it was written by a HS freshman who got a C on it. Awkward sentences, subjects that left you hanging at the end, etc. Readers were either very good or very poor.