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Date de naissance: 20th Century
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: Guymon, Oklahoma, USA
Études: Oklahoma State University (BA|English)
University of Arkansas (MFA|Creative Writing)
Prix et distinctions: Whiting Writers' Award (1999)
Agent: Adam Eaglin
Courte biographie: Gordon Grice writes from the dark side of nature, bringing his poetic sensibility to topics such as predation and death. He has written articles about wildlife and biology for magazines like The New Yorker, Harper's, Granta, and Discover. He's been called "the Stephen King of nature writing," but he'd rather be known as "the Ambrose Bierce of nature writing."
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Deadly kingdom : the book of dangerous animals par Gordon Grice

some reviewers said he only dealt with creatures the average person would be familiar with. I don't think this is true, as it is a very broad book. If you already know everything you ever wanted to know about poison sponges, then give it a pass. That said, it is not scientific. If you want a quick surevy if the various ways man can come to sorrow at the paws, funs, teeth, spines of his fellow creatures, this is the book for you

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cspiwak | 5 autres critiques | Mar 6, 2024 |

The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predators par Gordon Grice

Couldn't quite give this a five, but it's a bit better than 4. Wish there were a 10 point system. Fascinating, quick read.

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GiGiGo | 4 autres critiques | Feb 5, 2021 |

Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Unde… par Gordon Grice

This book grabbed my attention right from the cover. I love this kind of stuff and this book is perfect if you love it too.

It's informative, easy to read and the photos are beautiful. I love just looking at the images and all the detail.

A really nice and pretty book. So glad I picked it up.

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Shahnareads | 1 autre critique | Oct 22, 2019 |

Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Unde… par Gordon Grice

This had the potential to be lots of fun and intriguing. But, beyond the promise of the front cover, it disappointed. It starts out strong, with a bit of natural history focusing on the Age of Exploration and what a cabinet might consist of. A cabinet was originally meant as a storage room. Two pages describe 5 historic collections, with two detailed drawings.

Advice on constructing your own cabinet takes up the next few pages, with suggestions ranging from tackle boxes to typesetter trays to pizza boxes.

But then the rest of the book is a fairly boring breakdown of phyla, with old illustrations and one or two close-up photos of examples on a white background. This is much less useful than any field guide and less interesting that seeing how collections might be organized and displayed.

Kind of a waste of time and effort.… (plus d'informations)

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2wonderY | 1 autre critique | Jun 2, 2019 |

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