Ed Yong is a Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic, where he also won the George Polk Award for science reporting, among other honors. He has also been named a Guggenheim Fellow for science writing. His first book, I Contain Multitudes, was a New York Times bestseller and won numerous awards. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times, Scientific American, and more. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Liz Neeley, and their corgi, Typo.
“A thrilling tour of nonhuman perception . . . Nature’s true
wonders aren’t limited to a remote wilderness or other sublime
landscape. . . . There is as much grandeur in the soil of a
backyard garden as there is in the canyons of Zion.”—The New York
Times
“A dazzling ride through the sensory world of astoundingly
sophisticated creatures . . . It’s Mr. Yong’s task to expand our
thinking, to rouse our sense of wonder, to help us feel humbled and
exalted at the capabilities of our fellow inhabitants on Earth. . .
. [A] deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory
wonders.”—The Wall Street Journal
“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction . . .
Yong’s reporting is layered, seasoned with vivid scenes from
laboratories and in the field, interviews with researchers across a
spectrum of disciplines.”—Oprah Daily
“Yong writes in a perfect balance of scientific rigor and personal
awe as he invites readers to grasp something of how other animals
experience the world.”—NPR
“A powerful and immersive deep dive into the perceptual lives of
other organisms—and a persuasive case for more empathy and
understanding of the complexity, sophistication, and sheer riotous
joy of the nonhuman world: it’s an instant classic.”—Jeff
VanderMeer, author of Authority
“I don’t know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading
this book—for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and
for Ed Yong’s talents.”—Mary Roach, author of Stiff
“There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He’s
an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work
seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and
animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to
read.”—Susan Orlean, author of On Animals
“What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a
tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with
life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment
we all need it.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks
“Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic
of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside
of me I didn’t know was there. I’ll never look at our planet the
same way again.”—Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed
“Though we can’t sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses
too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing:
appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he
lets us see into others’.”—Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of
a Dog
“Yong’s writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend
of whip-smart enchantments–dazzling revelation after
revelation about animals and how they encounter the
world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright
effervescent and exacting.”—Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World
of Wonders
“A cornucopia of wonders—a fascinating reminder that most of what
happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken.”—David
Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree
“Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . .
the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful
prose, and buckets full of wonders.”—Andrea Wulf, author of The
Invention of Nature
“A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent
book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about
the living world.”—Frans de Waal, author of Different
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