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American biologist and writer; author of The Forest Unseen (2012), a Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Songs of Trees (2017) and Sounds Wild and Broken (2022).
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FindingsBook Kathleen Jamie
Findings, and her later books of essays, are suffused with wit and insight, conveyed in prose so clear, subtly balanced, and powerful that I often put down the book, temporarily stunned.
Five Books interview: the best books on Natural History
2022-06-13·fivebooks.com ↗
Ecology of a Cracker ChildhoodBook Janisse Ray
One reason The Ecology of a Cracker Childhood is so important is that the injustices and violence that she describes are still underway.
Five Books interview: the best books on Trees
2017-07-13·fivebooks.com ↗
The New SylvaBook Gabriel Hemery & Sarah Simblet
As you mention, The New Sylva is a response and homage — an attempt to underscore this truth for the present day.
Five Books interview: the best books on Trees
2017-07-13·fivebooks.com ↗
Chuang TzuBook David Hinton & Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)
Chuang Tzu’s Inner Chapters present a refreshingly ecological philosophy.
Five Books interview: the best books on Trees
2017-07-13·fivebooks.com ↗
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