Wonder at our place in the natural world, with a smattering of activism and a scattering of fiction.
In Relation To The Land Public
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Silent spring. by Rachel Carson (A Fawcett Crest book)
4 stars
This account of the effects of pesticides on the environment launched the environmental movement in America.
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A Sand County almanac by Aldo Leopold
4 stars
First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as a trenchant book, full of vigor …
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The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry
4 stars
In The Unsettling of America Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural development and spiritual discipline. Today's agribusiness, …
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The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson
5 stars
In this classic book, the distinguished science writer Horace Freeland Judson tells the story of the birth and early development …
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4 stars
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …
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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
4 stars
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies …
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The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
5 stars
A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner …
