Of Time And Turtles: Mending The World, Shell By Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomer

Description: Of Time And Turtles by Sy Montgomery A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITORS PICK and BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * INDIE BESTSELLER * A SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR * THE WASHINGTON POSTS BEST NONFICTION OF THE YEAR PICK * A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR *THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS * INCLUDES GORGEOUS ARTWORK * "Montgomerys heart-tugging conversations with teammates and her commitment to helping an octogenarian named Fire Chief reveal turtles to be perfect conduits for meditations on aging, disability and chosen family." —Scientific AmericanNational Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery turns her journalistic curiosity to the wonder and wisdom of our long-lived cohabitants—turtles—and through their stories of hope and rescue, reveals to us astonishing new perspectives on time and healing. For fans of The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year and An Immense World.When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles—with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal—are given a second chance at life. The Leagues founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up on a turtle.But why turtles What is it about them that inspires such devotion Ancient and unhurried, long-lived and majestic, their lineage stretches back to the time of the dinosaurs. Some live to two hundred years, or longer. Others spend months buried under cold winter water. Montgomery turns to these little understood yet endlessly surprising creatures to probe the eternal question: How can we make peace with our timeIn pursuit of the answer, Sy and Matt immerse themselves in the delicate work of protecting turtle nests, incubating eggs, rescuing sea turtles, and releasing hatchlings to their homes in the wild. We follow the snapping turtle Fire Chief on his astonishing journey as he battles against injuries incurred by a truck.Hopeful and optimistic, Of Time and Turtles is an antidote to the instability of our frenzied world. Elegantly blending science, memoir, and philosophy, and drawing on cultures from across the globe, this compassionate portrait of injured turtles and their determined rescuers invites us all to slow down and slip into turtle time.Perfect gift for nature lovers.Includes a signature of photos plus stunning, photo-realistic full color paintings and black-and-white chapter opener art by wildlife artist Matt Patterson.Read more books by Sy Montgomery such as How to Be a Good Creature and The Soul of an Octopus.Dont miss The Book of Turtles for children. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Researching her articles, films, scripts, and 33 books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has scuba-dived with sharks, cuddled with octopuses, slept next to a mother hippo and her baby, and been undressed by a wild orangutan. To inform this book, she and artist Matt Patterson helped rescue cold-stunned sea turtles on Cape Cod, raised baby painted turtles for release into the wild, and provided physical therapy for an injured, 42-pound wild snapping turtle named Fire Chief. They still regularly patrol a nesting site for native New England turtles against predators and volunteer at Turtle Rescue League in southern Massachusetts. Review … "An entrancing storyteller who illuminates facts and feelings with sterling precision, Montgomery recounts dramatic and sweet interactions with these unlikely, surprising animals, describing a wondrous array of personalities, including that of the astoundingly resilient, attentive, and gigantic snapper called Fire Chief." -- Booklist (starred review)"Enchanting. Few writers are better than Montgomery at capturing the wonder of animals without taming them. Like all of Montgomerys work, Of Time and Turtles is a book that will make you want to be not a better human but a better animal." -- Washington Post"Montgomerys heart-tugging conversations with teammates and her commitment to helping an octogenarian named Fire Chief reveal turtles to be perfect conduits for meditations on aging, disability and chosen family." -- Scientific American"A celebration of a magnificent species. Besides conveying the turtles amazing longevity and capacity for healing, Montgomery offers vivid portraits of the distinct personalities of patients under the care of the heroic TRL staff. An engaging, informative, and colorful journey into the world of turtles." -- Kirkus Reviews"In this moving outing, Montgomery captures the joy in the teams successes and the sorrow in their losses and Pattersons sketches of spotted and painted turtles in their natural habitats delight. An enjoyable account of the everyday travails of dedicated conservationists." -- Publishers Weekly"Turtles is very much of a piece with Montgomerys beatific The Soul of an Octopus in its assertion that listening to another species--and using what you learn--is good not just for those creatures but for everyone. A beautiful book--youll want to savor it (slowly)." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune"Of Time and Turtles is a book of miracles, both human and chelonian. We are all lucky to share this earth with turtles, and with Sy Montgomery." -- Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures, on Of Time and Turtles"Writing from the height of her powers, Sy Montgomery shows us in magnificent and essential ways how much we are connected, even with the most unlikely of animals." -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, on Of Time and Turtles"Chronic underestimation is all we seem to bestow on reptiles, especially the slow kind. But as Sy Montgomery makes clear, an animal doesnt need to be fast to fascinating." -- Frans de Waal, author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, on Of Time and Turtles "Sy Montgomerys The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonalds H Is for Hawk did for raptors." -- New Statesman"Sweet moments are at the heart of Montgomerys compassionate, wise and tender new book...Only a writer of her talent could make readers care about octopuses as individuals...Joins a growing body of literature that asks us to rethink our connection to nonhumans who may be more like us than we had supposed." -- St. Paul Pioneer Press on The Soul of an Octopus"A rare jewel, full of empathy and the profound wisdom Sy has received from animals she has loved over her extraordinary lifetime. This sweet book is a triumphant masterpiece that Im recommending to everyone." -- Stacey OBrien, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl, on How to Be a Good Creature"In loving yet unsentimental prose, Sy Montgomery captures the richness that animals bring to the human experience. Sometimes it takes a too-smart-for-his-own-good pig to open our eyes to what most matters in life." -- John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the Worlds Worst Dog, on The Good Good Pig"If youre a bird-lover--or otherwise revel in nature--youll appreciate Montgomerys latest. . . . Its an informative read that will make you want to go outside and look up into the sky." -- Washington Post on The Hawks Way Details ISBN0063394235 Author Sy Montgomery Pages 304 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Year 2024 Illustrator Matt Patterson ISBN-13 9780063394230 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-09-17 Country of Publication United States DEWEY 597.92 Audience General US Release Date 2024-09-17 Imprint HarperCollins Subtitle Mending The World, Shell By Shattered Shell Place of Publication New York, NY ISBN-10 0063394235 Imprint US Mariner Books Publisher US HarperCollins NZ Release Date 2024-12-31 AU Release Date 2024-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161468821;

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