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About the Book In this intimate and compassionate record of a year's service as a counselor on a suicide and crisis hotline, the author of "A Natural History of the Senses" offers fascinating parallels between human and animal behavior and suggests that crisis is an innate part of existence. Book Synopsis An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses that reveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor.
"(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers." -- San Francisco Examiner About the Author DIANE ACKERMAN has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses . She lives in Ithaca, New York.
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- An astonishing book by the prize-winning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses that reveals her parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor.
- About the Author: DIANE ACKERMAN has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses.
- 320 Pages
- Psychology, Psychotherapy
Specifications
- Dimensions (Overall)
8.02 Inches (H) x 5.24 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
- Weight
.6 Pounds
- Suggested Age
22 Years and Up
- Number of Pages
320
- Genre
Psychology
- Sub-Genre
Psychotherapy
- Publisher
Vintage
- Theme
Counseling
- Format
Paperback
- Author
Diane Ackerman
- Language
English