| Song of the Rolling Earth Contributor(s): Lister-Kaye, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0349117616 ISBN-13: 9780349117614 Publisher: Abacus (UK) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Travel | Europe - Great Britain |
| Dewey: 508.411 |
| LCCN: QH26 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.9" W x 7.8" (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Conservationist and naturalist John Lister-Kaye, founder of the Aigas Field Centre, writes about his life in the glens, the wildlife that surrounds him and the primeval magical exchange that takes place between man and nature once so central to ancient civilisations. He describes finding the ruined nineteenth-century estate that is to become Aigas, taking it over and turning it into a going concern as an Educational Centre, and his own personal motivation, following the Torrey Canyon oil spillage and natural disasters in the 1960s, to become a conservationist. Interspersed within the narrative detail are engaging and enlightening descriptions of flora and fauna. John Lister-Kaye carries the reader very effectively into the minute worlds he observes and backs up keen scrutiny with facts and figures. |