Notebooks From New Guinea : : Field Notes of a Tropical Biologist
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Includes index.
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Fun Tropical Anthropology & Ecology
submitted by sdunav on March 12, 2010, 4:50pm
This is a wonderful collection of short essays on New Guinea tribal culture, Czech scientists, environmentalism, economic growth, linguistics, jungle, and malaria. I think Novotny's voice is part of what makes this book so enjoyable (I don't know that I've ever read anything translated from Czech before, or what his native language might contribute to Novotny's style), but his thoughts on the very wide range of topics are also insightful and entertaining. Very dry sense of humor, this guy.
Apart from the text, I have to say that the illustrations are beautiful, and used to great effect in the book. It's not too often that I really notice book design - but this is such a well done little volume, I had to take note. And hurray for the index, which is often lacking in this kind of book.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: xii, 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780199561650
0199561656
SUBJECTS
Ecology -- Papua New Guinea.
Butterflies -- Papua New Guinea.
Botany -- Papua New Guinea.