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A Slender Thread - by Diane Ackerman (Paperback)

Name: A Slender Thread - by Diane Ackerman (Paperback)
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SKU: 1003344544
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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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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.

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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