Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Gathering Moss
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 256pg
1 Jul 2021 UK
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9780141997629
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The intriguing story of the world' s oldest plants, from the revered botanist and Indigenous teacher Robin Wall KimmererLiving at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. In these interwoven essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings. Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly and artfully, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us. Drawing on her experiences as a scientist, a mother, and a Native American, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world.
Grounding, calming, and quietly revolutionary. -- Robert MacFarlane I give daily thanks for Robin Wall Kimmerer for being a font of endless knowledge, both mental and spiritual. -- Richard Powers Soulful, accessible. . . informed by both western science and indigenous teachings alike . . . Kimmerer blends, with deep attentiveness and musicality, science and personal insights to tell the overlooked story of the planet' s oldest plants * Guardian * Beautiful . . . Her scientific training and knowledge of plants from her Potawatomi heritage create a unique lens, teaching us how to look and watch. . . Reading this has made me stop to wondrously admire any patch of moss I come across. * Quietus *
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
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ISBN-13: 9780141997629
Published: 1 Jul 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 256

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