Holdfast (häftad)
Fler böcker inom
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
160
Utgivningsdatum
2013-04-30
Upplaga
Second Edition, Revised Editio ed.
Förlag
Oregon State University
Dimensioner
226 x 150 x 13 mm
Vikt
250 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780870717086

Holdfast

At Home in the Natural World (Northwest Reprints) (Northwest Reprints Book)

av Kathleen Dean Moore
Häftad,  Engelska, 2013-04-30
246
Köp
Spara som favorit
  • Skickas från oss inom 5-8 vardagar.
  • Fri frakt över 249 kr för privatkunder i Sverige.
Naturalist and philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore meditates on connection and separation in these twenty-one elegant, probing essays. Using the metaphor of holdfasts the structures that attach seaweed to rocks with a grip strong enough to withstand winter gales she examines our connections to our own bedrock. When people lock themselves in their houses at night and seal the windows shut to keep out storms, it is possible to forget, sometimes for years and years, that human beings are part of the natural world, she writes. Holdfast passionately reclaims an awareness of the natural world, exploring the sense of belonging fostered by the communal howls of wolves; the inevitability of losing children to their own lives; the fear of bears and love of storms; the sublimity of life and longing in the creatures of the sea; her agonizing decision when facing her father s bone-deep pain. As Moore travels philosophically and geographically from Oregon s shores to Alaska s islands she leaves no doubt of her virtuosity and range.The new afterword is an important statement on the new responsibilities of nature writers as the world faces the consequences of climate change.
Visa hela texten

Passar bra ihop

  1. Holdfast
  2. +
  3. Sunrise on the Reaping

De som köpt den här boken har ofta också köpt Sunrise on the Reaping av Suzanne Collins (inbunden).

Köp båda 2 för 495 kr

Kundrecensioner

Har du läst boken? Sätt ditt betyg »

Fler böcker av Kathleen Dean Moore

Visa alla böcker av Kathleen Dean Moore »

Recensioner i media

"Reminiscent of the work of Annie Dillard and others who have combined their observations of the natural world with philosophical reflections..." --Publishers Weekly "Graceful meditations on nature...an altogether satisfying collection by a gifted interpreter of the natural world." --Kirkus Reviews "A gifted essayist...Moore's prose is elegant and poetic." --Hungry Mind Review

Övrig information

Kathleen Dean Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University and co-founder and senior fellow of OSU's Spring Creek Project of Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word. She is the coeditor of the award-winning Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril and the author of Wild Comfort, Riverwalking--winner of a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award--and The Pine Island Paradox--winner of the Oregon Book Award.

Du kanske gillar