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The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Nature Mass Market Paperback – January 12, 1959

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st and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.

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Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage (January 12, 1959)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394701577
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394701578
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.6 x 6.75 inches

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Thomas Wikman

Beautiful but outdated

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020

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The Immense Journey is a collection of natural history essays written in a lyrical prose. The author explains several concepts and ideas related to the theory of evolution in a simple and beautiful language. He gives an overview of natural history while musing on man's place in nature. Towards the end his story telling becomes increasingly philosophical and spiritual and I found the book to be ponderous. This is an example of his writing "The Eden of the eternal present that the animal world had known for ages was shattered at last. Through the human mind, time and darkness, good and evil, would enter and possess the world".

However, the last essay was written in 1957 and the book is obviously outdated. He is referring to the dinosaurs as cold blooded slow reptiles, he gets the timing of the ice ages quite wrong, and much less was known about human evolution back then. We know now that the "Boskopoids" were most likely not a separate super-smart humanoid species but selected larger modern man skulls. I may be pedantic, but I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it had been written more recently.

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dellamayc

An expression of wonder

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016

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An exquisite journey through time. No pontificating with certainties and theories unproven, but an examination of the what if and imagining based on known factors. Looking at plausible origins of man and confronting the true mystery at the core of it all. I have studied many volumes on Biology Anthropology, paleontology etc and this one with no absolutes is by far the best. It explores the context of life and development without being dogmatic and attempting to define the undefinable. Inspiring and I will read it again to ponder some of the thoughts expressed. Preferably on a lonely beach or a deserted desert . Read it and you will understand that remark.

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Nancy A. Robinson

A Treasure for the Ages

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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Is anyone writing today like Loren Eiseley. He takes me into another world of believing in the magic of the natural world. His writing rings in my memory and years later I am wakened by passages I remember. I rise and thumb through my library, find his books, search for the passage that won't leave my memory, find it read and re-read it in the middle of the night, reassuring myself that yes, he did write that. A treasure for the ages!

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Thomas Ducibella

Origin and fate of human race

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2021

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Eiseley takes us on a philosophical journey (backed up by human anthropology) of our origins and capability to control our own fate (and, perhaps, even evolution). His emphasis is on sensitivity to our uniqueness amongst animals and how its characteristics influence our positive and negative contributions to life on earth. Eiseley is a gifted writer who combines science with poetic metaphors about human nature. In this era of climate change and pandemic, it is a must read or re-read. Simply put, this book is about the biggest picture of them all. (fyi: Eiseley is a world recognized expert in anthropology and the history of science.)

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I was touched and amazed by "The Star Thrower" as well - and his ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016

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Loren Eiseleys' are timeless works of literary genius and profound scientific revelation, and "The Immense Journey" his first published work, is no exception. His works are based on many lifetimes of scientific research- including his own - and extraordinary personal field work requiring much sacrifice. I was touched and amazed by "The Star Thrower" as well - and his own autobiography "All the Strange Hours". I would like to believe that if he was still alive today he would be thrilled with all the new scientific discoveries revealing our intimate relationship to both earth and cosmos, and linking mankind as wisely and compassionately as he did with other species in the web of life. He would have been astounded and overjoyed by the character and individuality of Koko the gorilla as well - who gives all of us as humans greater hope and optimism in regards to our own species.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2016

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Others have written longer reviews, I can only say that from the opening page this books grips and affects you. Even whilst reading it, I knew that I would later re-read it and I find myself wanting give it to everyone I meet.

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wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2011

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It's reassuring to know that such imaginative scientists are at work. Eiseley is wonderfully observant of the world of nature around him and clear, specific and descriptive about his experience within it. He has a fine sensitivity to the vastness of space, the eons of time, the multitude of species and our human speculations about our place within this world. Eiseley compares and comments on the growing understanding of evolution by the scientific community--until 1957 when he wrote this. Some readers may find it dated; the richness of The Immense Journey doesn't depend, however, on timeliness--it is timeless. Eiseley is really coaching us on how to see and experience the myriad life around us, how to follow the secrets of the natural world in order to appreciate our own life. His three stories about his experiences with birds are worth the price of the book. The last chapter is titled "The Secret of Life"--I won't spoil your enjoyment by giving it away!

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Adam Flanders

A Perfect Balance of Biology and Poetry

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014

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Ever since reading the short Star Thrower story by Loren Eiseley, I've had his full books on my reading list. I definitely was not disappointed with The Immense Journey. Eiseley brings an incredible poetry and unique perspective to biological concepts, specifically evolution in this book. As far as I'm concerned, Eiseley is the Carl Sagan of biology. I hold a bachelor of biology degree and although some of the scientific thought in this book is a bit outdated, most of the writing is still valid because it offers a general statement about our species' very recent arrival in a very long history. After reading this book, I think you'll question what it means to be human, how we got here, and what may lie ahead.

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Berstyn Fyr

A Vision of Man's place

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2011

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I encountered Loren Eiseley quite by accident. I was bored and hunting through my dad's bookcase in my late teens and pulling this book out of the shelf initially loved the cover with the soaring wings of the bird and smoky blue clouds. As soon as I had read the opening chapter about floating downriver and entering a sort of whirlpool of poetic experience I felt at once very alone and also very connected. If he feels like this, then it is not all lost. Easy to say with hindsight but reading this book did change my perception of 'science' writing and to this day I read at least one of his books every year as I find comfort in his vision however dark it is. The layers of wonder are beautifully expressed and the great sad weight of the real world squeeze a poignancy out of every page. As a writer, Eiseley is really a poet. Someone who is able to look askance at life and feel more at home with a prehistoric bone in the mouth of his dog than in the campus of the university where he teaches. As a starting point this book condenses everything Eiseley ever wrote into one short collection so it is the place to go first. I find I come back to the downriver journey more often than I care to remember. As a metaphor for personal and collective experience few writers have ever written a better account.

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Mr. David Queva

Philosophy at its best...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2012

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The Immense Journey reminded me of Walden Pond by Henry David Thoreau: the same depth, the same insights, the same themes (to an extent) as well. What I found most interesting is the small section about the Boskop Man's skull whose existence and interpretation is still controversial. The skull is claimed to be 30 percent larger than that of modern humans. If this is ever proven to be correct, it could mean that our future has already taken place in southern Africa between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago...

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Martha

A view of yesteryear's Naturalism

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013

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I chose 4 stars instead of 5 because the book is a little dated. I would recommend this book to anybody wanting to read a book written by an enthusiastic author about his many experiences. It could be a good book for religious naturalists as it definitely leaves the question that there are things beyond explaining.

J. G. Mcloughlin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2016

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Don Smith

Eiseley is amazing

Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2011

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I had never heard of Lorne Eiseley until Thomas Berry in some old video lectures started mentioning him as someone who had the same depth of connection with Nature as Thoreau and others.

Some of his thinking about how arrogant humans are insofar as having the world "under control" and "all figured out" is brilliant.

Recommended.

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