Reviews
"A dazzling ride through the sensory world of astoundingly sophisticated creatures . . . It's Mr. Yong's task to expand our thinking, to rouse our sense of wonder, to help us feel humbled and exalted at the capabilities of our fellow inhabitants on Earth. . . . [A] deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory wonders." -- The Wall Street Journal "Biology geeks will dine out on the rich anecdotes, the historical detours and pithy footnotes, rendered in a witty, crystalline prose. One of this year's finest works of narrative nonfiction. To the bestseller lists!" -- Oprah Daily "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "Yong's writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend of whip-smart enchantments-dazzling revelation after revelation about animals and how they encounter the world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright effervescent and exacting." --Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different, "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless, even when he digs into deep science. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and On Animals "Ed Yong! What strange sensory power does this man have that he's able to roam the vast universe of animal science, homing in on the most fascinating discoveries? Every page finds the reader mouthing quiet whoa s, as the world she thought she knew opens out into a hundred others, improbable, strange, and fabulous. I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff "Ed Yong has the collector's keen eye for the unusual, crossed with the journalist's nose for how to tell a beguilingly good story. Which is to say, he is the perfect person to take this deep dive into the astonishing parallel universes around us inhabited by other animals. Chasing an understanding of their sensory worlds, Yong shares a gaze with a jumping spider, is oripulated by a manatee, and takes a punch from a mantis shrimp. Though we have noses too blunt to see the world, our eyes are tuned to only a fraction of light, and we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields, An Immense World gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." -- Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know "A cornucopia of wonders about the transcendent modalities by which other animals perceive: snakes with their stereo-olfactory tongues, killer flies with their high-speed vision, knifefishes that electrolocate their prey, and so much more . . . It's all a fascinating reminder of the humbling truth that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "With characteristic enthusiasm, Ed Yong takes us on a whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities. A magnificent book packed with information that both challenges our imagination and fills us with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, "Ed Yong! What strange sensory power does this man have that he's able to roam the vast universe of animal science, homing in on the most fascinating discoveries? Every page finds the reader mouthing quiet whoa s, as the world she thought she knew opens out into a hundred others, improbable, strange, and fabulous. I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff "Ed Yong has the collector's keen eye for the unusual, crossed with the journalist's nose for how to tell a beguilingly good story. Which is to say, he is the perfect person to take this deep dive into the astonishing parallel universes around us inhabited by other animals. Chasing an understanding of their sensory worlds, Yong shares a gaze with a jumping spider, is oripulated by a manatee, and takes a punch from a mantis shrimp. Though we have noses too blunt to see the world, our eyes are tuned to only a fraction of light, and we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields, An Immense World gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." -- Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know "A cornucopia of wonders about the transcendent modalities by which other animals perceive: snakes with their stereo-olfactory tongues, killer flies with their high-speed vision, knifefishes that electrolocate their prey, and so much more . . . It's all a fascinating reminder of the humbling truth that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree, "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different "A powerful and immersive deep dive into the perceptual lives of other organisms--and a persuasive case for more empathy and understanding of the complexity, sophistication, and sheer riotous joy of the nonhuman world--it's an instant classic." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Authority " An Immense World is an expansive, constantly revelatory exploration of the biosphere's sensorium, from the rigidly pheromonic behavioral programming of ants to the constant subsonic conversations of elephants. Ed Yong is my favorite contemporary science writer." --William Gibson, author of Agency, "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless, even when he digs into deep science. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and On Animals "Ed Yong! What strange sensory power does this man have that he's able to roam the vast universe of animal science, homing in on the most fascinating discoveries? Every page finds the reader mouthing quiet whoa s, as the world she thought she knew opens out into a hundred others, improbable, strange, and fabulous. I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff "Ed Yong has the collector's keen eye for the unusual, crossed with the journalist's nose for how to tell a beguilingly good story. Which is to say, he is the perfect person to take this deep dive into the astonishing parallel universes around us inhabited by other animals. Chasing an understanding of their sensory worlds, Yong shares a gaze with a jumping spider, is oripulated by a manatee, and takes a punch from a mantis shrimp. Though we have noses too blunt to see the world, our eyes are tuned to only a fraction of light, and we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields, An Immense World gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." -- Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know "A cornucopia of wonders about the transcendent modalities by which other animals perceive: snakes with their stereo-olfactory tongues, killer flies with their high-speed vision, knifefishes that electrolocate their prey, and so much more . . . It's all a fascinating reminder of the humbling truth that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "With characteristic enthusiasm, Ed Yong takes us on a whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, in a magnificent book packed with information that both challenges our imagination and fills us with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless, even when he digs into deep science. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and On Animals "Ed Yong! What strange sensory power does this man have that he's able to roam the vast universe of animal science, homing in on the most fascinating discoveries? Every page finds the reader mouthing quiet whoa s, as the world she thought she knew opens out into a hundred others, improbable, strange, and fabulous. I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff "Ed Yong has the collector's keen eye for the unusual, crossed with the journalist's nose for how to tell a beguilingly good story. Which is to say, he is the perfect person to take this deep dive into the astonishing parallel universes around us inhabited by other animals. Chasing an understanding of their sensory worlds, Yong shares a gaze with a jumping spider, is oripulated by a manatee, and takes a punch from a mantis shrimp. Though we have noses too blunt to see the world, our eyes are tuned to only a fraction of light, and we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields, An Immense World gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." -- Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know "A cornucopia of wonders about the transcendent modalities by which other animals perceive: snakes with their stereo-olfactory tongues, killer flies with their high-speed vision, knifefishes that electrolocate their prey, and so much more . . . It's all a fascinating reminder of the humbling truth that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree, "A thrilling tour of nonhuman perception . . . Nature's true wonders aren't limited to a remote wilderness or other sublime landscape. . . . There is as much grandeur in the soil of a backyard garden as there is in the canyons of Zion." -- The New York Times "A dazzling ride through the sensory world of astoundingly sophisticated creatures . . . It's Mr. Yong's task to expand our thinking, to rouse our sense of wonder, to help us feel humbled and exalted at the capabilities of our fellow inhabitants on Earth. . . . [A] deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory wonders." -- The Wall Street Journal "One of this year's finest works of narrative nonfiction . . . Yong's reporting is layered, seasoned with vivid scenes from laboratories and in the field, interviews with researchers across a spectrum of disciplines." -- Oprah Daily "Yong writes in a perfect balance of scientific rigor and personal awe as he invites readers to grasp something of how other animals experience the world." --NPR "A powerful and immersive deep dive into the perceptual lives of other organisms--and a persuasive case for more empathy and understanding of the complexity, sophistication, and sheer riotous joy of the nonhuman world: it's an instant classic." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Authority "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "Yong's writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend of whip-smart enchantments-dazzling revelation after revelation about animals and how they encounter the world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright effervescent and exacting." --Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different, "A dazzling ride through the sensory world of astoundingly sophisticated creatures. It's Mr. Yong's task to expand our thinking, to rouse our sense of wonder, to help us feel humbled and exalted at the capabilities of our fellow inhabitants on Earth. [A] deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory wonders." -- Wall Street Journal "From bat sonar to dog noses to mosquito tastebuds, Yong's reporting is layered, seasoned with vivid scenes from laboratories and in the field, interviews with researchers across a spectrum of disciplines. Biology geeks will dine out on the rich anecdotes, the historical detours and pithy footnotes, rendered in a witty, crystalline prose. One of this year's finest works of narrative nonfiction. To the bestseller lists!" -- Oprah Daily "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "Yong's writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend of whip-smart enchantments-dazzling revelation after revelation about animals and how they encounter the world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright effervescent and exacting." --Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different, "A thrilling tour of nonhuman perception . . . Nature's true wonders aren't limited to a remote wilderness or other sublime landscape. . . . There is as much grandeur in the soil of a backyard garden as there is in the canyons of Zion." -- The New York Times "A dazzling ride through the sensory world of astoundingly sophisticated creatures . . . It's Mr. Yong's task to expand our thinking, to rouse our sense of wonder, to help us feel humbled and exalted at the capabilities of our fellow inhabitants on Earth. . . . [A] deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory wonders." -- The Wall Street Journal "One of this year's finest works of narrative nonfiction . . . Yong's reporting is layered, seasoned with vivid scenes from laboratories and in the field, interviews with researchers across a spectrum of disciplines." -- Oprah Daily "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "Yong's writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend of whip-smart enchantments-dazzling revelation after revelation about animals and how they encounter the world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright effervescent and exacting." --Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different, "I don't know how to put into words the awe I felt while reading this book--for the incredible sensory diversity of our planet, and for Ed Yong's talents." --Mary Roach, author of Stiff "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "Yong's writerly gifts offer us a thoughtful blend of whip-smart enchantments-dazzling revelation after revelation about animals and how they encounter the world. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is downright effervescent and exacting." --Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different "A powerful and immersive deep dive into the perceptual lives of other organisms--and a persuasive case for more empathy and understanding of the complexity, sophistication, and sheer riotous joy of the nonhuman world--it's an instant classic." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Authority " An Immense World is an expansive, constantly revelatory exploration of the biosphere's sensorium, from the rigidly pheromonic behavioral programming of ants to the constant subsonic conversations of elephants. Ed Yong is my favorite contemporary science writer." --William Gibson, author of Agency, "There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Ed Yong. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his work seems effortless. An Immense World is a journal of discovery and animal magic, and a sensory exploration that is a joy to read." --Susan Orlean, author of On Animals "What would we do without Ed Yong? This book feels like a tremendous burst of oxygen, animating everything around us with life and color and texture and wonder at precisely the moment we all need it." --Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "Equal parts science and poetry: Yong guides us through the magic of the animal kingdom in ways that have unlocked something inside of me I didn't know was there. I'll never look at our planet the same way again." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed "Though we can't sense magnetic or electrical fields and have noses too blunt to see the world, this book gives us the next best thing: appreciation for those who can. Ed Yong expands our world as he lets us see into others'." --Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog "A cornucopia of wonders--a fascinating reminder that most of what happens among life forms on Earth is beyond our ken." --David Quammen, author of The Tangled Tree "Utterly surprising, like stepping into Alice in Wonderland . . . the perfect mixture of revelation, curiosity, science, beautiful prose, and buckets full of wonders." --Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "A whirlwind tour of animal perceptual abilities, this magnificent book challenges your imagination and fills you with wonder about the living world." --Frans de Waal, author of Different "A powerful and immersive deep dive into the perceptual lives of other organisms--and a persuasive case for more empathy and understanding of the complexity, sophistication, and sheer riotous joy of the nonhuman world--it's an instant classic." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Authority " An Immense World is an expansive, constantly revelatory exploration of the biosphere's sensorium, from the rigidly pheromonic behavioral programming of ants to the constant subsonic conversations of elephants. Ed Yong is my favorite contemporary science writer." --William Gibson, author of Agency
