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When Birds Are Near
In this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and
celebrate their lives with and love for birds-detailing experiences
from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama. In When Birds
Are Near , fresh new voices as well as seasoned authors offer
tales of adventure, perseverance, and fun, whether taking us on a
journey down Highway 1 to see a rare California Condor, fighting
the destruction of our grasslands, or simply watching the feeder
from a kitchen window.
But these essays are more than just field notes. The authors
reflect on love, loss, and family, engaging a broad array of
emotions, from wonder to amusement. As Rob Nixon writes, \"Sometimes
the best bird experiences are defined less by a rare sighting than
by a quality of presence, some sense of overall occasion that sets
in motion memories of a particular landscape, a particular light, a
particular choral effect, a particular hiking partner.\" Or, as the
poet Elizabeth Bradfield remarks, \"We resonate with certain
animals, I believe, because they are a physical embodiment of an
answer we are seeking. A sense of ourselves in the world that is
nearly inexpressible.\"
When Birds Are Near gives us the chance to walk
alongside these avid appreciators of birds and reflect on our own
interactions with our winged companions.
Contributors: Christina Baal, Thomas Bancroft, K. Bannerman, R.
A. Behrstock, Richard Bohannon, Elizabeth Bradfield, Christine Byl,
Susan Cerulean, Sara Crosby, Jenn Dean, Rachel Dickinson, Katie
Fallon, Jonathan Franzen, Andrew Furman, Tim Gallagher, David
Gessner, Renata Golden, Ursula Murray Husted, Eli J. Knapp, Donald
Kroodsma, J. Drew Lanham, John R. Nelson, Rob Nixon, Jonathan
Rosen, Alison Townsend, Alison Világ
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Autumn
\"From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons. 28 August. Now, as I write this, you know nothing about anything, about what awaits you, the kind of world you will be born into. And I know nothing about you... I want to show you our world as it is now: the door, the floor, the water tap and the sink, the garden chair close to the wall beneath the kitchen window, the sun, the water, the trees. You will come to see it in your own way, you will experience things for yourself and live a life of your own, so of course it is primarily for my own sake that I am doing this: showing you the world, little one, makes my life worth living. Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard writes to his unborn daughter, showing her what to expect of the world. He writes one short piece per day, describing the material and natural world with the precision and mesmerising intensity that have become his trademark. He describes with acute sensitivity daily life with his wife and children in rural Sweden, drawing upon memories of his own childhood to give an inimitably tender perspective on the precious and unique bond between parent and child. The sun, wasps, jellyfish, eyes, lice--the stuff of everyday life is the fodder for his art. Nothing is too small or too vast to escape his attention. This beautifully illustrated book is a personal encyclopaedia on everything from chewing gum to the stars. Through close observation of the objects and phenomena around him, Knausgaard shows us how vast, unknowable and wondrous the world is\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Forgotten grasslands of the South : natural history and conservation
Forgotten Grasslands of the South is a literary and scientific case study of some of the biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America.Eminent ecologist Reed Noss tells the story of how southern grasslands arose and persisted over time and addresses questions that are fundamental for conserving these vital yet poorly.
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The best American science & nature writing. 2023
\"Twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.\" -- Provided by publisher.
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The Nature Essay
In The Nature Essay: Ecocritical Explorations Simone Schröder offers the first extended account of the nature essay. Her ecocritical readings of essays engage with the genre's central epistemological and poetic paradigms, revealing its unique capacity to serve as a platform for environmental discourse.
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Tawny grammar : essays
\"Two ... essays, \"Tawny grammar\" and \"Good, wild, sacred,\" serve to offer an autobiographical framework for Gary Snyder's long work as a poet, environmentalist, and a leader of the Buddhist community in North America\"--Page 4 of cover.
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The Principle of Relations
This volume presents a significantly different interpretation of nature and society compared with existing theories of logic, relativity, quanta, evolution, medicine and international relations. For the first time in a number of years, it offers a new paradigm dealing with the entirety of reality. The Principle of Relations is formulated based on five postulates, before being applied to all fields of reality, namely the universe, elementary particles, changes of species, the human and international relations. It represents a platform on which applications for all fields of reality can be understood, including gravity, energy, cancer, poverty, and prosperity and welfare.
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Secret life of the city : how nature thrives in the urban wild
\"Discover who's living in your own backyard. More than half of all humans now live in cities, with a mixture of plants, animals, and fungi that have never been together before. Yet not only do few of us see and appreciate these creatures, we often try to eradicate them. What if understanding urban species could help preserve our connection to nature? Secret Life of the City introduces us to corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, lichens, and linden trees--and the experts who study their surprising abilities to survive, and thrive, in urban spaces. Blending science and story, this fascinating book invites us to pay attention to the sights, sounds, and smells all around us\"-- Back cover.
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The Highlands
Think of the Highlands as the \"backyard\" and \"backstop\" of the Philadelphia-New York-Hartford metroplex. A backyard that spans over three million acres across Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, the Highlands serves as recreational open space for the metroplex's burgeoning human population. As backstop, Highlands' watersheds provide a ready source of high-quality drinking water for over fifteen million people.
The Highlandsis the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state region, showing how it's distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist in that field, and introduces readers to another aspect of the Highlands: its geological foundations, its aquifers and watersheds, its forest ecology, its past iron industry.
In the 1800s, the Highlands were mined, cutover, and then largely abandoned. Given time, the forests regenerated, the land healed, and the waters cleared. Increasingly, however, the Highlands are under assault again-polluted runoff contaminating lakes and streams, invasive species choking out the local flora and fauna, exurban sprawl blighting the rural landscape, and climate change threatening the integrity of its ecosystems.
The Highlandsmakes a compelling case for land use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sustainable future for the region, strategies that could in turn be applied to other landscapes threatened by urbanization across the country. The Highlands are a valuable resource. And now, so isThe Highlands.
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