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The Star Thrower
by Loren Eiseley

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Author: Loren Eiseley
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1979-09-26
ISBN: 0156849097
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Mariner Books
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  • ISBN13: 9780156849098
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: "the mundane world gives way to quite another dimension..."
Summary: 4 Stars

I was sitting in a coffeeshop, when a guy I had been talking to earlier placed Loren Eiseley's "The Star Thrower" in front of me. "Read it," he said.

And so I did.

The title initially intrigued me, but my interest was held by the poetic quality to Eiseley's stories. Seeing the natural world through his eyes is a departure into another realm. His words cast new light onto seemingly simple ideas in nature. He sees a moth pass by while watching an outdoor opera and wonders, "whose is the real play?" Eiseley's writings capture the sheer beauty and innocence of nature. Only he can turn a chance encounter in the woods with a fox into a spiritual event. Only he can gain confidence by coming across a web-spinning spider: "the mind, it came to me as I slowly descended the ladder, is a very remarkable thing; it has gotten a kind of courage by looking at a spider in a street lamp."

So I shall give the simple advice I have been given: read it.

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