Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Fortey, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307275523 ISBN 13: 9780307275523

Verlag: VINTAGE, 2009

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Book by Fortey Richard

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"A fascinating tour." --The Seattle Times"Lifts the veil on the inner penetralia of the world's premiere natural historymuseum."--The New York Review of Books"An idiosyncratic, endearing, and colorful journey through the towers, vaults, libraries, collections, offices, and cabinets that lie beyond the public galleries." --The Boston Globe"Fortey. . . in his affectionate portrayal of the institution in which he spent his working life. . . sneaks us behind the scenes with all the glee of a small child seeing for the first time the museum's iconic Diplodocus skeleton . . .always authoritative. . . the beauty of the book is that - just like a museum - you can visit the different sections in any order you choose, lingering in the places that most take your fancy. . . and there is plenty of solid science to enjoy, elucidated with brilliant flair."--Sunday Times"Fortey has a scientist's regard for fact but a poet's delight in wonder. This is a rare intoxicating insight into a hidden community intent on unlocking the universe's myriad secrets."--Metro"Engaging. . . .Fortey's writing is enough to make the behind-the-scenes work of the museum totally fascinating. . . . (his) delightful book, like the museum it describes, is both rambling and elegant."--Sunday Telegraph"This book is worthy of the place it tells us about, and that is a pretty lofty chunk of praise."--The Times"Richard Fortey's wonderful book . . . shows the unspectacular elements of the museum collection as the most interesting part of its work, while placing the well-known exhibits in a new and often comical light. . . with eccentricity flourishing unchecked among its staff Fortey has amassed a brilliant collection of anecdotes about their habits."--Daily Telegraph"In this loving survey of his life at the museum, Fortey. . . is never less than enthused by all the museum's collections."--Financial Times "Compendious and entertaining. . . much of the narrative interest of the book is carried anecdotally, by wonderful stories. . . Fortey gives us a vivid virtual tour of the museum's hidden stores and retired displays. . . . it is a book filled with a passion for nature and pride in an institution that has done so much to compile its inventory. Fortey is a knowledgeable guide, with a keen eye and gentle humour."--Evening Standard

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Reveals the hidden treasures of London's Natural History Museum and the people, research, and passions that created the museum, in a study of the social history of the scientific accomplishments of the past two centuries.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: VINTAGE
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0307275523
• ISBN 13: 9780307275523
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 335