Karl Iagnemma
Autor(a) de On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction
About the Author
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Obras por Karl Iagnemma
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1972-10-19
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Membros
Críticas
The Expeditions por Karl Iagnemma
Not my cup of tea. It is verrrry slow going and I didn't really start to enjoy it at all until after the halfway point, but by the time the end came around I honestly didn't care what happened to these characters because they were all kind of insufferable.
Elisha Stone left home at the age of 13 and now three years later (1844) he is setting out on the adventure of a lifetime. He will be exploring Michigan's Upper Peninsula with two other men with the hope of discovering at least one previously unknown bird, animal, or insect. While Elisha is pursuing his scientific interest, his father, a minister, has set out from Massachusetts in search of his son. He wants to tell him of his mother's death before his own illness overtakes him. Along the way, both father and son learn about the importance of truth, family, and both the scientific and spiritual aspects of life.… (mais)
I really liked this book. It's hard to believe in this day and age that a 16 year old "boy" was considered a Man back then. But in this book he certainly did act like a man.
One of my favorite mathematical fiction books ever! WNYC.ORG recommended it.
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- Obras
- 4
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 195
- Popularidade
- #112,377
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 6
- ISBN
- 7
- Línguas
- 1