An Immense World

Name: An Immense World
Brand: Vintage Publishing
SKU: 9781529112115
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How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By Ed Yong

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( 27,635 ratings, 4,237 reviews)

Summary

An Immense World by Ed Yong delves into the fascinating sensory experiences of animals, uncovering how they perceive the world in ways vastly different from humans. The book explores various creatures' unique senses, offering a glimpse into the rich, unseen dimensions of the natural world. It's a captivating journey through the diverse ways life forms interact with their environments.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by the ways animals perceive the world differently from humans. It delves into the diverse sensory experiences of various creatures, offering a captivating and enlightening perspective on the natural world.

An Immense World

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The stunning Sunday Times bestseller that will transform the way you perceive the world - from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes.

SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This is our world, as you've never seen it before.

The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving only a tiny sliver of this world.

In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, welcoming us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Showing us that in order to understand our world, we don't need to travel to other places; we need to see through other eyes.

A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

Winner of the 2023 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction

'Immersive and mind-blowing' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees

'A book that prompts awe at the world around us' Sunday Times

'Suffused with magic' Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Song of the Cell

'Magnificent' Guardian

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An Immense World by Ed Yong is highly praised for its captivating and fresh exploration of animal sensory perception. Reviewers commend its rigorous research and marvel at the extraordinary discoveries presented. The book is described as a stunning, immersive achievement that broadens our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529112115

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

Ed Yong's first book, I Contain Multitudes, about the amazing partnerships between microbes and animals, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and the Wellcome Book Prize. It was a New York Times bestseller. He is a science writer on the staff of The Atlantic, where he won the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Polk Award for science reporting, among other honours. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times, Scientific American, and more. He lives in Washington, D.C.