Nature Never Stops Talking: The Wonderful Ingenuity of Nature [Paperback]

Samuel J. Alibrando (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 2005

From a newspaper column that unexpectedly gained popularity for its upbeat celebration of ingenuity in nature with a nod of respect to great intelligence in all great design. From 100 of the best bite-size articles celebrating “Intelligent Design,” covering a wide range of examples of nature in ways rarely considered. Easy reading with a pinch of wit all while scientifically enlightening. An enjoyable read for adults, and a must-have Science book for home schoolers.

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About the Author

Samuel Alibrando, Author, Songwriter, Performer, and Businessman was born and raised in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area. He is a graduate of Youth With a Mission, and has been writing numerous columns since the mid-1970’s. Sam was the founder of “Fresno SHARE” a large food co-op in Fresno, CA., who also published their own newspaper for 3 years.
Alibrando has been writing the column formally called “It Doesn’t Sound Like an Accident” for the Mountain Press about the marvels of nature and the fantastic ingenuity in its design for over ten years.

Sam lives in the scenic foothills of central California with his wife.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Tsaba House (July 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972548645
• ISBN-13: 978-0972548649
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,598,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Samuel J Alibrando born and raised in New Jersey [south Jersey] and the Philadelphia area [Mt Airy and Abington] now lives with his wife in California about 1 hour east of the south entrance of Yosemite National Park.
Author, Songwriter, Performer and Businessman, Alibrando still draws immense therapy from the wide open spaces and abundant life found throughout nature.
A graduate of Youth With A Mission [1973] but 6 credits short of an AA degree at Camden County Community College [where he wrote a column] He has been writing a nature column from 1994 to 2005.
With little formal education Alibrando considers vast and rewarding learning from reading, but mostly from pondering on the things he observes.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, easy read ... highly recommended, January 1, 2006

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Kevin Burton (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nature Never Stops Talking: The Wonderful Ingenuity of Nature (Paperback)

Samuel Alibrando has assembled a wonderful series of articles and short stories that are ideally suited for the person with "snippets" of time to read. The articles are thought-provoking and written in an engaging manner and not the in-your-face here's how it is dictation style. At the end of each article you can really sense the author's desire to have you think about his points and come to your own conclusions.

A great book ... highly recommended.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly "reader friendly" and scientifically enlightening, September 14, 2005

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This review is from: Nature Never Stops Talking: The Wonderful Ingenuity of Nature (Paperback)

Author, songwriter, and naturally inquisitive, Samuel Alibrando draws from his newspaper column some one hundred "bite-size" articles celebrating the concept of Intelligent Design, and along the way surveys a wide range of examples of nature in some rather unusual, insightful, and occasionally inspiring observations in Nature Never Stops Talking: The Wonderful Ingenuity Of Nature. Thoroughly "reader friendly" and scientifically enlightening, Alibrando groups his succinct commentaries such sections as "Earth and Space", "Scientific Properties", "The Small Stuff", "Beginnings", "Plants and Trees", "Insects", "Specific Creatures", "DNA", "The Human Body", and "Yeah, What About That?". Enhanced with an extensive appendices and a comprehensive Index, Nature Never Stops Talking is informed and informative reading that is as inherently interesting as it is factually engaging. Nature Never Stops Talking would make an exceptionally popular addition to any community library collection or curious nature lover's personal reading list.

5.0 out of 5 stars a must-read!, May 25, 2011

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Larry E. Toothaker (Norman, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nature Never Stops Talking: The Wonderful Ingenuity of Nature (Paperback)

Knowing I was interested in the debate over intelligent design, a friend loaned me this book. I read it occasionally for a few weeks, and was hooked, so I bought my own copy. It is a compilation of columns written for a newspaper in California, so each article is short and to the point. The book is about nature and science and how things work, written so a layman could understand. It is appropriate for an older child, or to be read and explained by a parent to younger children. Every time I pick it up and read another article, I learn something! For example, I learned that water is unique as a liquid in that when it turns solid (freezes) it gets lighter, not heavier, so the ice is on top of a pond or lake. The ramifications of that fact for life as we know it are immense. Now, I knew that ice floated (my ice-cubes do), so that was not new to me, but what was new to me were the details of that fact and the impact that such a phenomena has on living creatures like me. Buy the book, you will not be disappointed!