num_pages: 183
description: Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose.
language: English
title: The Firmament of Time
titlecomplete: The Firmament of Time
genres: Anthropology, Essays, Nature, Biology, Environment, Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Evolution, Poetry
ratings_count: 345
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: John Burroughs Medal, awardedAt: -283968000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Bison Books