Central Park in the Dark

More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife

Marie Winn

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Central Park in the Dark explores a natural world that flourishes in the midst of a crowded and mechanized city. These exuberant essays lead the reader through the cycle of seasons as experienced by nocturnal beasts (raccoons, bats, black skimmers), insects (moths, wasps, fireflies, crickets), and other denizens of the park's trees and swamps and thickets. Alongside a cadre of amateur and expert naturalists, Marie Winn reveals a world that lies hidden in the dark between the bright lights and traffic of Fifth Avenue and Central Park West.

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"Central Park in the Dark is a delight; I'd follow Winn into the park at any hour."--The New York Times Book Review

"A delightful chronicle of the animals that come out to hunt and play in the park at night . . . conveys the magic and enduring mysteries of Central Park."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"Winn is an engaging writer, making us care about the evening denizens of the park (human or otherwise)."--Booklist

"Winn's book is a revelation. . . . A worthy addition to any nature lover’s shelf."--Buffalo News

"Exuberantly illuminates Central Park’s vibrant 843-acre nocturnal world."--Kirkus Reviews

"From screech owl rescues to slug sex, Winn pulls the reader into this tight-knit circle of people all searching for the same thing: a glimpse of nature in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city."--The Christian Science Monitor

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LINDA  rated it  
Oct 27, 2008
I have been reading chapters of this book at random, during lunch-breaks and before falling asleep at night. I am not yet finished, but I have been so engrossed in each of the nature encounter that Marie Winn has brought to life in incredibly full detail with only the written word.

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Michael  rated it  
Sep 28, 2011
I love New York and Central Park. I enjoyed all the "extra" stuff the author put in an interesting book. ...more
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Kristine  rated it  
Sep 27, 2009
I am in the process of reading this very informative book. If I lived in New York City I would join this group of people observing the natural world in the urban jungle! ...more
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Marie Winn

MARIE WINN has spent most of her life in New York City, and lives not far from Central Park. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other publications, and is the author of Red-Tails In Love: Pale Male's Story and The Plug-In Drug: Televisions, Computers and Family Life.

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Central Park in the Dark
More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife
Marie Winn

Trade Paperback

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Picador
June 2009
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ISBN: 9780312428839
ISBN10: 0312428839
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 320 pages, Includes 14 b&w chapter-opening illustrations
$15.00
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