Why Fish Don't Exist : : a Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
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A boy with his head in the stars -- A prophet on an island -- A godless interlude -- Chasing tail -- Genesis in a jar -- Smash -- The indestructible -- On delusion -- The bitterest thing in the world -- A veritable chamber of horrors -- The ladder -- Dandelions -- Deus ex machina.
Nineteenth-century scientist David Starr Jordan built one of the most important fish specimen collections ever seen, until the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shattered his life's work.
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Be ready for something different submitted by flemingj on June 26, 2021, 9:12am This book is an interesting combination of memoir, biography, and opinion essay. I love the message about how we are all connected.
Similar to NPR's Invisibilia podcast, but goes deeper submitted by TeacherN on June 28, 2021, 9:21am If you've listened to the NPR podcast Invisibilia, you'll recognize some of the stories in this book, but I still recommend the read because the author goes deeper, making connections to her own life and to our humanity.
A must read submitted by hannahrice on August 23, 2023, 9:54pm I could not recommend this book more! Lulu Miller is such a talented story-teller and I really appreciated her vulnerability and authenticity as she told her own story alongside Jordan's.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781501160349
9781501160271
1501160273
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Samworth, Kate,
SUBJECTS
Jordan, David Starr, -- 1851-1931.
Stanford University -- Presidents -- Biography.
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
Ichthyologists -- United States -- Biography.
Educators -- United States -- Biography.
Biology -- Classification.
Biographies.