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Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful.Nature

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"A breakneck tour through natural history, encounters of an impossible kind, researchers as weird as the organisms they pursue that leads the reader to wonder where science ends and fantasy begins." -- Richard Fortey - New York Times Book Review
"Conveys these far-out theories with precision and humor." -- Jascha Hoffman - New York Times
"Toomey is calm and clear-eyed. . . . A good man to have watching the skies, and the ocean floor." -- AV Club
"Starred review. An ingenious overview of anything that might be alive." -- Kirkus Reviews

Weird Life

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    A Paperback / softback by David Toomey

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 04/03/2014
      ISBN13: 9780393348262, 978-0393348262
      ISBN10: 0393348261
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      Biology, life sciences Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful.Nature

      Trade Review
      "A breakneck tour through natural history, encounters of an impossible kind, researchers as weird as the organisms they pursue that leads the reader to wonder where science ends and fantasy begins." -- Richard Fortey - New York Times Book Review
      "Conveys these far-out theories with precision and humor." -- Jascha Hoffman - New York Times
      "Toomey is calm and clear-eyed. . . . A good man to have watching the skies, and the ocean floor." -- AV Club
      "Starred review. An ingenious overview of anything that might be alive." -- Kirkus Reviews

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