{"product_id":"braiding-sweetgrass","title":"Braiding Sweetgrass","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“I give daily thanks for Robin Wall Kimmerer for being a font of endless knowledge, both mental and spiritual.” —RICHARD POWERS, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \"Best Essay Collection of the Decade\" by Literary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eNamed a \"Best Essay Collection of the Decade\" by Literary Hub\u003cbr\u003eA Book Riot \"Favorite Summer Read of 2020\"\u003cbr\u003eA Food Tank Fall 2020 Reading Recommendation\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on \"a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise\" (Elizabeth Gilbert).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47689078047027,"sku":"9781571313560","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/image_fc0c26c5-c292-45ef-b13b-fb99f446cc03.jpg?v=1703099255","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/products\/braiding-sweetgrass","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}