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    Enchanted Forests

    Boria Sax

    A personal, eloquent portrayal of the meanings and cultural history of forests.

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    The Romantic Heritage of Marxism: A Study of East German Love Poetry

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    This book traces the roots of East German poetry in the tradition of German Romanticism. In the initial chapters, it examines the way in which Romantic traditions have exerted a…

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    Lizard

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    Filled with beguiling images throughout, Lizard is a unique and sometimes surprising introduction to this popular but little-understood reptile. Boria Sax describes the diversity of lizard species and traces the…

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    Crow

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    Though people generally do not think of them in such terms, crows are remarkably graceful: from the tip of a crow’s beak to the end of its tail is a…

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    Crow

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    A classic account of the crow, now available in B-format paperback. Boria Sax looks at the crow in myth, literature and life, from Noah’s raven to films such as The…

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    Dinomania: Why We Love, Fear and Are Utterly Enchanted by Dinosaurs

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    Dinomania tells the story of our romance with the titanic saurians, from early stories that were inspired by their bones to the dinosaur theme parks of today. It shows that…

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    Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds

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    A superbly illustrated overview of our long relationship with our feathered friends.

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    Imaginary Animals: The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human

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    A beautifully history of imaginary animals from Palaeolithic art to Harry Potter.

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    Stealing Fire: Memoir of a Boyhood in the Shadow of Atomic Espionage

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    Second, revised edition. When Saville Sax and Theodore Hall first met as undergraduates at Harvard, little did either realize that a day would come when they would be passing atomic…

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    Animals in the Third Reich

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    This important book explores the relationship between the Third Reich and animals – as symbols, as myths, and as living creatures. From a review in Choice: Rarely does a book…

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    A Cultural History of Animals in the Modern Age

    Human culture is now more dangerous to nonhuman animals than ever before. This title presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in…

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