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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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920 Millet |
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Author:
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Millet, Lydia, |
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Title:
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We loved it all : |
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Remainder of title:
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a memory of life / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"A personal evocation of the glory of nature, our vexed position in the animal kingdom, and the difficulty of adoring what we destroy. Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet's first work of nonfiction, We Loved It All, is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological Diversity, Millet offers intimate portraits of what she calls "the others"-the extraordinary animals with whom we still share the world, along with those already lost. Humans, too, fill this book, as Millet touches on the lives of her world-traveling parents, fascinating partners and friends, and colorful relatives, from diplomats to nut farmers-all figures in the complex tapestry each of us weaves with the surrounding world. Written in the tradition of Annie Dillard or Robert Macfarlane, We Loved It All is an incantatory work that will appeal to anyone concerned about the future of life on earth-including our own"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781324073659 |
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(ebook) |
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(cloth) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9781324073666 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3563.I42175 |
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Item number:
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Z46 2024 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20231206 |
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Classification number:
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813/.54 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1968- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Lydia Millet. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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W.W. Norton & Company |
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Date of publication:
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2024 |
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Projected publication date:
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2404 |
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New York : |
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W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, |
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[2024] |
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Extent:
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250 p.; 24 cm. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 05/03/2024 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 27.99 |
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Personal name:
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Millet, Lydia, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1968- |
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Subject:
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Extinction. |
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Subject:
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Human-animal relationships. |
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Subject:
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Authors, American |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Chronological subdivision:
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20th Century |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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DNAL 2023-09-14 |
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xk01 2023-12-06 |
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xk01 2023-12-06 to CIP |
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NALCIP |
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2023-09-14 |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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53905 |
920 Millet |
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