Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy

Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy

by Melissa Milgrom (Author)

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published: 17 Mar 2011

ISBN 10: 0547395701
ISBN 13: 9780547395708

Media Reviews
Hilarious but respectful. -- Washington Post Engrossing. -- New Yorker [A] delightful debut ... Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers. -- Chicago Tribune [A] literate, fascinating history. -- People

If you're an outdoorsman, museum-goer, or a pragmatic animal lover, find this book, grab a shopping bag and stuff it. -- Yankton Press & Dakotan An absorbing tour. -- Boston Globe

Milgrom's eye for detail and sense of humor makes Still Life an entertaining and educating look at this intriguing subculture. -- Florida Times-Union Under Milgrom's direction, readers may find themselves more interested in - and entertained by - the world of taxidermy than they thought imaginable. -- Christian Science Monitor A delightful, illuminating journey through a passionate subculture that prizes the natural world (even if nature's inhabitants are dead when taxidermists work their magic on them). -- Shelf Awareness

An absorbing blend of bright-eyed reportage and hands-on participation...a genuine appreciation for a true art form, an enthusiasm the author imparts with style in this substantial study. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


Hilarious but respectful. Washington Post Engrossing. New Yorker [A] delightful debut ... Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers. Chicago Tribune [A] literate, fascinating history. People

If you re an outdoorsman, museum-goer, or a pragmatic animal lover, find this book, grab a shopping bag and stuff it. Yankton Press & Dakotan An absorbing tour. Boston Globe

Milgrom s eye for detail and sense of humor makes Still Life an entertaining and educating look at this intriguing subculture. Florida Times-Union Under Milgrom s direction, readers may find themselves more interested in and entertained by the world of taxidermy than they thought imaginable. Christian Science Monitor A delightful, illuminating journey through a passionate subculture that prizes the natural world (even if nature's inhabitants are dead when taxidermists work their magic on them). Shelf Awareness

An absorbing blend of bright-eyed reportage and hands-on participation...a genuine appreciation for a true art form, an enthusiasm the author imparts with style in this substantial study. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


Hilarious but respectful. Washington Post Engrossing. New Yorker [A] delightful debut ... Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers. Chicago Tribune [A] literate, fascinating history. People

If you re an outdoorsman, museum-goer, or a pragmatic animal lover, find this book, grab a shopping bag and stuff it. Yankton Press & Dakotan An absorbing tour. Boston Globe

Milgrom s eye for detail and sense of humor makes Still Life an entertaining and educating look at this intriguing subculture. Florida Times-Union Under Milgrom s direction, readers may find themselves more interested in and entertained by the world of taxidermy than they thought imaginable. Christian Science Monitor A delightful, illuminating journey through a passionate subculture that prizes the natural world (even if nature's inhabitants are dead when taxidermists work their magic on them). Shelf Awareness

An absorbing blend of bright-eyed reportage and hands-on participation...a genuine appreciation for a true art form, an enthusiasm the author imparts with style in this substantial study. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


Hilarious but respectful. Washington Post Engrossing. New Yorker [A] delightful debut ... Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers. Chicago Tribune [A] literate, fascinating history. People

If you re an outdoorsman, museum-goer, or a pragmatic animal lover, find this book, grab a shopping bag and stuff it. Yankton Press & Dakotan An absorbing tour. Boston Globe

Milgrom s eye for detail and sense of humor makes Still Life an entertaining and educating look at this intriguing subculture. Florida Times-Union Under Milgrom s direction, readers may find themselves more interested in and entertained by the world of taxidermy than they thought imaginable. Christian Science Monitor A delightful, illuminating journey through a passionate subculture that prizes the natural world (even if nature's inhabitants are dead when taxidermists work their magic on them). Shelf Awareness

An absorbing blend of bright-eyed reportage and hands-on participation...a genuine appreciation for a true art form, an enthusiasm the author imparts with style in this substantial study. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)