· Review: The Natural History of Unicorns by Chris LaversThe search for a mythical beast takes Daniel Hahn on a magical mystery tour of life's rich tapestry. and Lavers resists making it Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. · In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals that have influenced its story. Related collections and offers. Product Details. About the www.doorway.ru: HarperCollins Publishers. · The Natural History Of Unicorns. Chris Lavers. Granta Publications, Mar 6, - Social Science. 2 Reviews. For centuries, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and /5(2).
Dr. Chris Lavers is a senior lecturer in natural history in the School of Geography, University of Nottingham. He has written for The Spectator, New statesman, New Scientist, and The Ecologist, and has reviewed many popular science and history books for The www.doorway.ru first book, Why Elephants Have Big Ears, has been translated into five languages. Chris Lavers traces our fascination with the idea of a one-horned horse back 2, years in this scholarly history of unicorns . The history of the unicorn shows human beings at our imaginative best and our manipulative worst. Daily Telegraph (London) A vivid and highly readable trek following the trail of this elusive beast. The Natural History Of Unicorns by Chris Lavers For centuries, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and eluded humanity. The beast appears in the Old Testament and there was a brisk trade in unicorn parts in medieval times, with travellers regularly reporting sightings into the modern era.
The Natural History of Unicorns. Chris Lavers. Harper Collins, - History - pages. 3 Reviews. For over two thousand years, unicorns have inspired, enchanted, and eluded humanity. In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals that have influenced its story. Product Details. ISBN: ISBN Imprint: Harper Perennial. The Natural History of Unicorns by Chris Lavers is a book, that takes you all the way to the beginning of the unicorn myth. This non-fiction book is one that all unicorn fans should read. Chris Lavers is an author, a natural historian and a professor of Ecology and Geography at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of the book Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears ().
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