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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…
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
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…
