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The quirky and profound international bestseller - a darkly astonishing scientific biography and a guide on how to live well in a world where chaos come for us all

'A sumptuous, surprising, dark delight' Carmen Maria Machado

'Genre-defying . . . fast-moving, deftly balanced, full of surprises' Guardian's Books of the Day

'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten' New York Times Book Review

'A magical hybrid of science, portraiture and memoir' Susan Orlean

'Wholly unique and a true delight' Refinery29

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If fish don't exist, what else do we have wrong?

As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no plan. Enter David Starr Jordan, 19th-century taxonomist and believer in order. A fish specialist devoted to mapping out the great tree of life, who spent his days pi

Why Fish Dont Exist

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      Publisher Pushkin Press
      Published 10 October 2024
      ISBN-13 9781805337591
      978-1805337591
      ISBN-10 1805337599
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The quirky and profound international bestseller - a darkly astonishing scientific biography and a guide on how to live well in a world where chaos come for us all

      'A sumptuous, surprising, dark delight' Carmen Maria Machado

      'Genre-defying . . . fast-moving, deftly balanced, full of surprises' Guardian's Books of the Day

      'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten' New York Times Book Review

      'A magical hybrid of science, portraiture and memoir' Susan Orlean

      'Wholly unique and a true delight' Refinery29

      __________

      If fish don't exist, what else do we have wrong?

      As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no plan. Enter David Starr Jordan, 19th-century taxonomist and believer in order. A fish specialist devoted to mapping out the great tree of life, who spent his days pi

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