{"product_id":"the-eye-of-the-sandpiper-9781501707728","title":"The Eye of the Sandpiper","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the Sandpiper\u003c\/i\u003e, Brandon Keim pairs cutting-edge science with a deep love of nature, conveying his insights in prose that is both accessible and beautiful. In an elegant, thoughtful tour of nature in the twenty-first century, Keim continues in the tradition of Lewis Thomas, Stephen Jay Gould, and David Quammen, reporting from the frontiers of science while celebrating the natural world's wonders and posing new questions about our relationship to the rest of life on Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the Sandpiper \u003c\/i\u003eare arranged in four thematic sections. Each addresses nature through a different lens. The first is evolutionary and ecological dynamics, from how patterns form on butterfly wings to the ecological importance of oft-reviled lampreys. The second section explores the inner lives of animals, which science has only recently embraced: empathy in rats, emotions in honeybees, spirituality in chimpanzees. The third section contains stories of people \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides accessible and beautifully written food for thought for ecologists.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Quarterly Review of Biology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Trees of Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I. Dynamics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized Chaos Makes the Beauty of a Butterfly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChickadees, Mutations, and the Thermodynamics of Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Photosynthetic Salamander\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman Evolution Enters an Exciting New Phase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Parallel Universe\" of Life Described Far beneath the Bottom of the Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Edge of Invasion, Possible New Rules for Evolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Mud-Loving, Iron-Lunged, Jelly-Eating Ecosystem Savior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRedeeming the Lamprey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecoding Nature's Soundtrack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II. Inner Lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a Sandpiper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonogamy Helps Geese Reduce Stress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Pigeons Teach Us about Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChimps and the Zen of Falling Water\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow City Living Is Reshaping the Brains and Behavior of Urban Animals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReconsider the Rat: The New Science of a Reviled Rodent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonkeys See Selves in Mirror, Open a Barrel of Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Anthropomorphism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoneybees Might Have Emotions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III. Intersections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Day in the Life of NYC’s Hospital for Wild Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Yorkers in Uproar over Planned Mass Killing of Swans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Eel Swims in the Bronx\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Waldman’s Pond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Return of the River\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Chimp’s Day in Court: Inside the Historic Demand for Nonhuman Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChimpanzee Rights Get a Day in Court\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical Experimentation on Chimps Is Nearing an End. But What about Monkeys?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI, Cockroach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV. Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Improbable Bee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ethics of Urban Beekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wild, Secret Life of New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarth Is Not a Garden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd a Few Species. Pull Down the Fences. Step Back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeral Cats vs. Conservation: A Truce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould Animals Have a Right to Privacy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Climate Change Blinds Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Bring Back Extinct Species, We’ll Need to Change Our Own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 11, Fall Migration, and Occupy Wall Street\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking Sense of 7 Billion People\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867344941399,"sku":"9781501707728","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501707728.jpg?v=1722282895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-eye-of-the-sandpiper-9781501707728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}