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A Slender Thread - by Diane Ackerman (Paperback)

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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

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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.



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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.

"(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers." --San Francisco Examiner



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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.
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: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Theme: Counseling
Format: Paperback
Author: Diane Ackerman
Language: English
Street Date: March 31, 1998
TCIN: 1003344544
UPC: 9780679771333
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-6454
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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