{"product_id":"the-planets-a-cosmic-pastoral-9781961341746","title":"The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Marginalian Editions comes a gorgeous reissue of celebrated poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman's debut: a soaring ode to our solar system, planet to planet, blending science and imagination, astronomy and cosmology, as well as fantasy, satire, myth, and confession.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e introduced not only a splendid new poet but a whole new adventure in poetry. With bravura style, unbridled imagination, and a connoisseur's eye for precise scientific detail, Diane Ackerman's debut brought us an unforgettable ode to each planet in our solar system, not to mention the moon, the comet Kohoutek, and the asteroid belt, as well as strange voyages to the stars, the bottom of the sea, through the human body, and into the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane Ackerman herself says: \"I've always been baffled by people who write about nature only in terms of, say, junipers and cornfields, eschewing all things so-called 'scientific, ' as if science were, per se, the spoil-sport of feeling. So wonderless a view of nature really doesn't appeal to me.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare fusion of art and science--one of the great poetic works of cosmic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marginalian Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961341746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAckerman, Diane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePoet, essayist, and naturalist \u003cb\u003eDiane Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Zookeeper's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Natural History of the Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopova, Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Popova\u003c\/b\u003e thinks and writes about our search for meaning--sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e (born in 2006 under the name \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials. She has written some very long books (\u003ci\u003eFiguring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraversal\u003c\/i\u003e) and some very short books (\u003ci\u003eThe Snail with the Right Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Coziest Place on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e), and her show \u003ci\u003eThe Universe in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e--a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry--has also become a book the length of a day on Saturn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Diane Ackerman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47699065143453,"sku":"9781961341746","price":41.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_461adf04-16b6-46cc-bbf0-c3a28c16304e.jpg?v=1772697393","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-planets-a-cosmic-pastoral-9781961341746","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}