The signature of all things
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group, [2013].
ISBN
9781611762020, 1611762022, 9781482927757, 1482927756
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Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Flr - Audiobooks
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Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Flr - Audiobooks | CD F GILBERT | On Shelf |
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | CD FIC GILBERT, E. | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | CD BOOKS GILBERT | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Audiobooks | BCD/GILBERT, E. | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | CD FICTION GILBERT, E. | On Shelf |
Homewood Public Library District - Adult Display | CD BOOK GILBERT | On display |
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group, [2013].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
18 audio discs (approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781611762020, 1611762022, 9781482927757, 1482927756
UPC
9781611762020
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Distributor may vary.
Participants/Performers
Read by Juliet Stevenson.
Description
"Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker--a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction--into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist--but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. The story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who--born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution--bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas"--,Provided by publisher.
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AUDIOBOOK CD
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gilbert, E., & Stevenson, J. (2013). The signature of all things (Unabridged.). Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- and Juliet. Stevenson. 2013. The Signature of All Things. Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- and Juliet. Stevenson. The Signature of All Things Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, and Juliet Stevenson. The Signature of All Things Unabridged., Penguin Audio, a member of the Penguin Group, 2013.
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