SPIRALS IN TIME
Book ID/图书代码： 02000015B78983
English Summary/英文概要： Spirals in time is a fascinating slice of marine biology and cultural history, telling the story of the seashell from the deep past into the present day. Seashells live extraordinary lives, in many strange places. They create vital food and homes for other animals and across the ages, people have used shells not only as trinkets but also as powerful symbols of sex and death, prestige and war.
The narrative is dominated by two themes: the science and natural history of the shells and their owners and the cultural importance and ways they have been used by humans over the millennia. Helen Scales show how these simple objects have been sculpted by fundamental rules of mathematics and evolution but also how they offer a way to reconnect with nature helping to heal the rift between ourselves and the living world.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书融汇海洋生物和文化历史，讲述了海中的贝壳从古至今的故事。海贝能够在很多意想不到的地方生存，它们的一生可谓不凡。海贝为其他的动物提供食物和栖息之处，在历史上，人类不仅将贝壳当作装饰品，它们还曾象征着性、死亡、特权以及战争。
本书以讲故事的口吻介绍了两个主题：有关贝壳以及它们主人的科学和自然历史；古往今来的人类如何使用贝壳及其文化重要性。Helen Scales展现了这些简单的小物件如何塑造了数学和进化的基本规则，以及我们如何通过这些贝壳修补和重建人类与大自然之间的关系。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“窥一贝而知宇宙，本书涉及很多自然历史知识，读来给人以惊奇之感。”——《华盛顿邮报》
“本书从一位海洋生物学家的视角出发，亦展现了一个对于这些贝壳无比狂热的学者之心。”——《出版人周刊》
“作者拥有诗人的灵魂以及从寻常的海边拾贝中发掘引人入胜的细节之天赋，这位海洋生物学家果真让平凡变成了奇迹。”——《发现》杂志
“British marine biologist Helen Scales sees a vast and complicated universe inside a shell . . . [A] wide-ranging natural history . . . surprising and shocking.” ―Washington Post
“Helen Scales delivers accessible answers . . . It’s a history and catalog not just of what those little animals do, but what humans do with them . . . riveting.” ―The Seattle Times
“Scales demonstrates her encyclopedic knowledge . . . an enchanting, accessible tour of the seashell and its place and purpose within the natural world.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Scales . . . brings a marine biologist’s eye and aficianado’s heart to these musings on seashells . . . [her] eclectic approach to this ancient bridge between the human and natural worlds conveys her curiosity and appreciation.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Helen Scales, a marine biologist-turned-science writer, makes an impassioned and convincing case . . . insights, and [Scales’s] enthusiasm for them, fill every page of this book.” ―The Economist
“Carefully researched and entertaining throughout . . . relentlessly interesting.” ―Science Magazine
“With the soul of a poet and a talent for finding the most intriguing trivia about familiar seaside sights, marine biologist Scales turns the mundane into the magical.” ―Discover Magazine
About the Author/作者介绍： Helen Scales是剑桥的海洋生物学家。她也是剑桥大学屡获殊荣的科学信息文集The Naked Scientists的常任成员之一。
Helen Scales in a marine biologist based in Cambridge. She is also a long-standing member of the award-winning science communication collective, The Naked Scientists, based at the University of Cambridge.
Format:HARDCOVER
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