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The Immense Journey (1957, Random House) The first and most widely read collection of essays with over a million copies in print. Many of these have a Nebraska background. The Firmament of Time (1960, Atheneum) Essays growing out of a series of lectures exploring the changes in man's vision of himself and nature and how the developments in science affect that vision. Awarded in 1961 the John Burroughs Medal for the best publication in the field of Nature Writing. The Mind as Nature (1962, Harper and Row) Essays reflecting on the role of the teacher to present new ideas but still provide "the stabilization and protection of custom." The Unexpected Universe (1969, Harcourt, Brace and World) Essays dealing with a naturalist's encounters with various aspects of the universe that emphasize the unifying themes of desolation and renewal in the planet's history. Two of Eiseley's most famous essays, "The Star Thrower," and "The Innocent Fox," are included here: the first essay displays Eiseley's almost supernatural intuitiveness and the second his love for animals and their guileless appeal for him. The Invisible Pyramid (1970, Scribner; Reissued by Nebraska Press, 1998) Essays reminding us that "the dreams, skills, and understanding of people have catapulted us into space, while at the same time we have polluted and endangered our existence on earth." The Brown Wasps (Perishable Press) A collection of three essays published in limited edition. The Night Country (1971, Scribner; Reissued by Nebraska Press, 1997) These essays contain autobiographical material related to natural events. The essays are rich with metaphorical devices and likenesses. The book concludes with one of the "Brown Wasp" essays in which Eiseley states that he, the pigeons, and the one field mouse--"were all out of touch but somehow permanent. It was the world that had changed." Another Kind of Autumn (1977, Scribner) Published in the final year of Eiseley's life, reflecting "affection for the living world, respect for the past, and hope for humanity." The Star Thrower (1978, Times Books) A collection of essays and poems, made during the last year of Eiseley's life, of his favorite writings, along with some original material. The book's dust jacket proclaims The Star Thrower as Eiseley's biggest and best book.
All The Strange Hours: The Excavation of a Life (1975, Scribner) A self portrait "displaying Eiseley's descriptive powers and ability as an outstanding literary stylist." The Lost Notebooks of Loren Eiseley, Kenneth Heuer, editor (1987, Little Brown) Collection of notebooks containing drawings, poems, ideas for later work.
Darwin's Century (1958, Doubleday) Story of the theory of evolution and the men who developed it. Awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Science prize in 1959. The Man Who Saw Through Time (1973, Scribner) Originally published in 1961 as "Frances Bacon and the Modern Dilemma." Story of the importance of Bacon's ideas and their relevance to modern times. Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. X: New Light on the Evolutionists (1979, E.P. Dutton) Published
posthumously. Collection of eight essays on questions about the
Notes of an Alchemist (1972, Scribner) Eiseley describes this book as a "kind of alchemy...by which a scientific man has transmuted for his personal pleasure these sharp images into something deeply subjective." The Innocent Assassins (1973, Scribner) Eiseley calls these the poems of a bone hunter and a naturalist. It is dedicated to the members of the party that searched for fossils in western Nebraska. The saber-toothed tiger's jaws from which the title poem is taken are presently in the University of Nebraska State Museum. All The Night Wings (1978, Times Books) Published posthumously. Collection of poems never before appearing in book form.
Fox at the Wood's Edge: A Biography of Loren Eiseley by Gale E. Christianson (1990, H. Holt Brown) A detailed account of Eiseley's life using material made available to the author by the family. Loren Eiseley by Andrew J. Angyal (1983, Twayne) Analysis of Eiseley's work with the emphasis on his achievements as a literary naturalist "who set the style of the current popular scientific writing and emphasis on the humane values intrinsic to science." Loren Eiseley by Leslie Gerber and Margaret McFadden (1983, Ungar) Introduction to Eiseley's writings beginning with a biography. Looks at work in perspectives dealing with time, humanity and the place of science in this century. Loren Eiseley: A Modern Ishmael by Peter Heidtmann (1991, Archon Books) The author concentrates on essay as a literary genre, the importance of storytelling, and the relationship between memory and myth in Eiseley's works.
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