Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Wilensky-Lanford, Brook, 1977- Title: Paradise lust : searching for the Garden of Eden / Brook Wilensky-Lanford. Publisher, Date: New York : Grove Press, ©2011. Description: xviii, 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 24 cm Summary: Contending that the search for a literal Garden of Eden has not faded with progressive understandings about evolution, a survey of modern quests to discover Eden's location reveals how the same biblical verses have inspired efforts in numerous regions. Subjects: Eden. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-285). Contents: Unity. The last giant man of Eden ; The Great Divide ; The serpent lesson -- Civilization. The Salt River ; Far East of Eden ; Practically Paradise ; The tree is dead, long live the tree -- Interlude : survival of the witness -- Progress. The Location Committee ; Mother Eve's great decision ; Back to the land -- Exile. An evolving creation ; The once and future Eden ; The beginning or the end? ; Last tree standing. Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 2011276868 ISBN: 0802119808 9780802119803 0802119808 9780802119803 Other Number: 693810211 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 804833 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 222.11 Wilensky Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
