Janet Lembke (1933–2013)
Autor de Dangerous Birds: A Naturalist's Aviary
Sobre El Autor
Janet Lembke is the author of "Shake Them 'Simmons Down", "Skinny Dipping", "Dangerous Birds", "River Time", & "Looking for Eagles", & is a translator of Greek & Latin classics. She divides her time between Staunton, Virginia, & her home in North Carolina on the banks of her beloved Lower Neuse mostrar más River. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Janet Lembke
Obras de Janet Lembke
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Nutt, Janet (birth)
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1933-03-02
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2013-09-03
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Staunton, Virginia, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Neuse River Valley, North Carolina, USA
Virginia, USA - Educación
- Middlebury College, Vermont, USA
- Ocupaciones
- essayist
naturalist
translator
scholar
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 15
- Miembros
- 234
- Popularidad
- #96,591
- Valoración
- 3.3
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 21
I learned a lot from this book, but could see how to a more enlightened reader the book could come across as a bit pedantic. It suffers from the charm of being written largely from [a: Janet Lembke|381630|Janet Lembke|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1411082326p2/381630.jpg]'s point of view, and its interspersed with musings about how these creatures relate to the Southeast, what it means to be a Southern writer, etc. I found these musings pleasant, and overall enjoyed the tone of the book itself. That having been said, I didn't go into this book with any particular expectations.
This isn't so much a scientific book as it is a pleasant little natural study. The final chapter, about the most despicable creatures of all - humans, was a bit expected and not altogether as good a chapter as I would hope it would be. At the end of the day we don't know if exterminating a whole species would negatively impact the ecosystem, but I think nowadays the thought is that it likely would rather than "another creature will fill the niche." Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book and I hope to read more like it in the future.… (más)