Books by Diane Ackerman
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A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses
The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant... See More
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems
In A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman revealed herself as a naturalist who writes with the sensuous immediately of a great poet. Now Jaguar of Sweet Laughter presents the work of a poet with the precise and... See More
A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis
An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses thatreveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman)... See More
I Praise My Destroyer: Poems
Diane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and... See More
The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman... See More
The Zookeeper's Wife: An unforgettable true story, now a major film
In war-torn Warsaw, a zookeeper and his wife refuse to surrender... Now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl, Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife is based on a remarkable true story of... See More
The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us
'Our relationship with nature has changed... radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.' In The Human Age... See More