Dawn Light - by Diane Ackerman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Ackerman awakens readers to the world at dawn--drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, and poetry in order to celebrate that moment in which the deepest arcades of life and matter become visible. From spring in Ithaca, New York, to winter in Palm Beach, Florida, <em>Dawn Light</em> is an impassioned call to revel in our numbered days on a turning earth.</p><p>A <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Favorite Book, <em>Booklist</em> Editors Choice Award, <em>Library Corner</em> Best of List, and <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em> Best Book of 2009.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A keenly observed portrait of the world...A general celebration of our continually renewed existence.-- "Los Angeles Times"<br><br>Diane Ackerman is one of our great literary voluptuaries...[T]he writing that results is as invigorating as a lungful of cool morning air.--Gayle Brandeis "San Francisco Chronicle"<br>
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