As humanity moves into an inexorable change regarding our troubled relationship with nature, Kimmerer's writing illuminates a pathway forward. We just need to keep ridding ourselves of the old guard leaders so that we can usher in the new.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have…
This book reminded me of the importance of human dignity, the cost of losing such dignity, and especially the urgent need for all of us to act now to put safeguards in place regarding artificial intelligence. No matter what your faith is, this book speaks to all human beings, right here, right now, during these rapidly changing times.
Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, speaks directly to one of the most urgent questions of our time: What does it mean to remain fully human in the age of artificial intelligence? With moral clarity and pastoral depth, the first American pope offers a compelling Christian response to the rise of digital technocracy and power, showing how faith, reason, and the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching can guide society through rapid technological change.
Drawing on Scripture, Church history, and the social teaching of the modern papacy, Leo XIV explores how AI is reshaping work, education, family life, politics,…
This novel tells an age-old story in a new, refreshing, suspense-filled and exciting way. The setting of Northern Lake Superior country adds immensely to the tale. The book's climax is dynamic and a truly unexpected surprise! Published way back in 1989, the book was only available used in hard copy. I hope you can find one. It's well worth the effort to take this literary journey!!
"My name is Travis Nishigwun. I belong in the north-on the shore of Lake Superior and in the Shield beyond. I belong where the lakes are still the eyes of the earth, and where the shadows of invisible beings move on the snow in moonlight. I belong where there are spirits still."
This gentle moving novel is about the wilderness north of 60: what it holds to be most real, what happens when the white man moves in, what remains when he leaves. Wayland Drew is a cool, beautiful writer who cares deeply about words and the world they are…
This work of creative nonfiction weaves together a series of wonderful essays and true stories about adventures in the outdoors that inspired adventurous creativity in the classroom. Due to a random two-star review back in 2019, publicity algorithms literally closeted this book, which is packed with delightful stories, anecdotes, philosophy, and even some light humor. And everything in it is still just as pertinent to creative thinking outlooks as well as to teaching as it was ten years ago.
