An Obsession With Butterflies

Our Long Love Affair With A Singular Insect

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Entomology, Nature, Insects & Spiders
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Author: Sharman Apt Russell ISBN: 9780786740604
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: April 24, 2009
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Sharman Apt Russell
ISBN: 9780786740604
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: April 24, 2009
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical meditation, butterflies are above all objects of obsession. She reveals the logic behind our endless fascination with butterflies and introduces us to the legendary collectors and dedicated scientists who have obsessively catalogued new species of Lepidoptera. A luminous journey through an exotic world of passion and strange beauty, this is a book to be treasured by anyone who has ever experienced the enchantment of butterflies.

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Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical meditation, butterflies are above all objects of obsession. She reveals the logic behind our endless fascination with butterflies and introduces us to the legendary collectors and dedicated scientists who have obsessively catalogued new species of Lepidoptera. A luminous journey through an exotic world of passion and strange beauty, this is a book to be treasured by anyone who has ever experienced the enchantment of butterflies.

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