The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)Modern · Nonfiction, Nature, Essays
The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
2002 · 336 pages · Nonfiction
35
Modern
★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 2K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (2003). 4.03★ from 2K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers52 out of 100 · counts 40%+23
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (2003)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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