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The Boy On the Back of the Turtle 

Seeking God, Quince Marmalade, and the Fabled Albatross On Darwin's Islands 

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Paul QuarringtonThe Boy On the Back of the Turtle (2003)
Seeking God, Quince Marmalade, and the Fabled Albatross On Darwin's Islands
A non fiction book by Paul Quarrington

 
In The Boy on the Back of the Turtle, Quarrington attempts to discover his own little niche in the cosmos. Cruising the volcanic Galapagos Islands on a 90-foot liner in the company of his daughter, age 7, and his father, age 73, he tries to find his place as a Son, as a Father, as a Mortal frolicking beneath the heavens. Given that the Galapagos is the historic site of God's greatest setback, he points out, it is a fitting place to play out the battle within him. Quarrington employs his trademark combination of wry wit and poignant observation as he takes readers on a wide-ranging investigation of everything from blue-footed boobies, careerism, taxonomy, and the nature of creation to pirates, frigate birds, Herman Melville, and the precarious ecology of the islands and the planet. The exploration of questions big and small make this an enlightening voyage for the reader as well.

 
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Hardback Editions

January 1997 : Hardback
Title: The Boy on the Back of the Turtle
Author(s): Paul Quarrington
Publisher: Greystone Press
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1997 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 1550545841Title: The boy on the back of the turtle: Seeking God, quince marmelade, and the fabled albatross on Darwin's islands
Author(s): Paul Quarrington
ISBN: 1-55054-584-1 / 9781550545845 (USA edition)
Publisher: Greystone Books
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Paperback Editions

September 2003 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1550547011Title: The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade, and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands
Author(s): Paul Quarrington
ISBN: 1-55054-701-1 / 9781550547016 (USA edition)
Publisher: Greystone Books
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January 1997 : Paperback
Title: The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade, & the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands
Author(s): Paul Quarrington
Publisher: Greystone Books
Availability: Amazon   
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