An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE NAMED A TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times ● The Wall Street Journal ● TIME ● People ● Slate ● The Philadelphia Inquirer ● Reader’s Digest ● Outside ● Publishers Weekly ● BookPage NAMED A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Globe and Mail ● Oprah Daily ● The New Yorker ● The Washington Post ● The Guardian ● Smithsonian Magazine ● Mental Floss ● Kirkus Reviews ● Library Journal A thrilling tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields.
Award History
2 wins · 5 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor | 2023 | Winner | Official source |
| Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor | 2023 | Winner | Secondary source |
| Kirkus Prize for NonfictionMajor | 2022 | Finalist | Official source |
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor | 2022 | Finalist | Secondary source |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor | 2022 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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