{"product_id":"animals-strike-curious-poses-9781956046182","title":"Animals Strike Curious Poses","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It might be the best book on animals I've ever read. It's also the only one that's made me laugh out loud.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Helen MacDonald for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with Yuka, a 39,000 year old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the 16 essays in \u003ci\u003eAnimals Strike Curious Poses\u003c\/i\u003e investigates a different famous animal named and immortalized by humans. Modeled loosely after a medieval bestiary, these witty, playful, whipsmart essays traverse history, myth, science, and more, bringing each beast vibrantly to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Passarello \u003c\/b\u003eis an actor, a writer, and recipient of a 2015 Whiting Fellowship in nonfiction. Her first collection with Sarabande Books, \u003ci\u003eLet Me Clear My Throat\u003c\/i\u003e, won the gold medal for nonfiction at the 2013 Independent Publisher Awards. She lives in Corvallis, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15459861\"\u003eElena Passarello\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956046182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956046186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT001000\"\u003eAnimals | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS049000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Passarello\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis an essayist, teacher, and performer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational\u003cbr\u003eGeographic, Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003cbr\u003eTimes, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBest American Science and Nature Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. In\u003cbr\u003e2019, \u003ci\u003eOutside \u003c\/i\u003enamed Elena one of \"25 Essential Women Authors\u003cbr\u003eWriting About the Wild.\" A recipient of the Whiting Award in nonfiction and the\u003cbr\u003eOregon Book Award, her writing has been translated into five languages. She\u003cbr\u003eteaches in the MFA program at Oregon State University, and can be heard weekly\u003cbr\u003eon PRX arts and culture radio show \u003ci\u003eLive Wire!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44492061442285,"sku":"9781956046182","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_03e715c3-a8d8-4b4f-902b-b8c96c449f9d.jpg?v=1700892270","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/animals-strike-curious-poses-9781956046182","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}