{"product_id":"mr-wilsons-cabinet-of-wonder-pronged-ants-horned-humans-mice-on-toast-and-other-marvels-of-jurassic-technology-9780679764892","title":"Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology","description":"Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century \"wonder cabinets\" that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16153791\"\u003eLawrence Weschler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679764892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679764895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI034000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REF\"\u003eReference\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REF000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Weschler \u003c\/b\u003ewas for over twenty years (1981-2002) a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and was also a recipient of Lannan Literary Award. his nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eMr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51335747535135,"sku":"9780679764892","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_bb94831a-d9f6-4b90-b49b-456d0c7cdca3.jpg?v=1761662061","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/mr-wilsons-cabinet-of-wonder-pronged-ants-horned-humans-mice-on-toast-and-other-marvels-of-jurassic-technology-9780679764892","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}