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Author: Robert Finch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 930
ISBN-13: 9780393027990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKW. W. Norton is pleased to announce that The Norton Book of Nature Writing is now available in a paperback college edition.
Author: John A. Murray
Publisher: UNM Press
Published: 2003-12-15
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780826330857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published by the Sierra Club in 1995, this handbook covers genres, techniques, and publication issues for aspiring writers, scholars, and students who want to share their experiences in nature and the outdoors.
Author: Melissa A. Goldthwaite
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780393932300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a book that celebrates student writing--and honors the teaching that helps students produce such writing. It collects writing done by college students across the country and includes a call for papers, inviting students to submit their own writing for a prize and for inclusion in future editions of this book.
Author: John Hay
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2007-08-15
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 160938010X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1969, In Defense of Nature is an eloquent and prescient plea on behalf of the natural world. Devoid of sentimentality yet lyrical and deeply moving in its portrayals of our despoliation of nature, Hay’s classic work is now available to a new generation of readers.
Author: Lorraine Anderson
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781584651932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first chronological presentation of U.S. nature writing by key women authors of the last two centuries.
Author: Florence Williams
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017-02-07
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0393242722
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: R.S. Means Company
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 869
ISBN-13: 9780393972412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of sixty-seven contemporary American science fiction stories includes contributions by Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick
Author: Robert Finch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 1160
ISBN-13: 9780393049664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first anthology to represent the full range of nature writing's rich and flourishing tradition, from lyrical essays to thoughtful encounters with new ethical and ecological concerns.
Author: Beverly L. Driver
Publisher: Venture Publishing (PA)
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 504
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis provocative and timely text advocates an expanded ethic oriented toward ecosystem sustainability and focuses on the role of nature in maintaining the human spirit. Diverse views are put forth in 38 chapters by 49 authors who represent all types of users and interests. This text presents a balanced, in-depth perspective on this difficult topic of hard-to-define values. The text encourages a sense of awe about the complexity of natural systems as it redefines the words spirit and spirituality by redirecting the reader from the realms of the sectarian, religious, or mystical toward a nature-based meaning. This perspective encompasses the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and economic well-being of people and communities, emphasizing the sameness of humans and land, and it lays the groundwork for an understanding of, and a need for an expanded land management ethic.
Author: Sean Prentiss
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-11-17
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1472592549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffering guidance on writing poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, Environmental and Nature Writing is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing about the environment in a wide range of genres. With discussion questions and writing prompts throughout, Environmental and Nature Writing: A Writers' Guide and Anthology covers such topics as: · The history of writing about the environment · Image, description and metaphor · Environmental journalism, poetry, and fiction · Researching, revising and publishing · Styles of nature writing, from discovery to memoir to polemic The book also includes an anthology, offering inspiring examples of nature writing in all of the genres covered by the book, including work by: John Daniel, Camille T. Dungy, David Gessner, Jennifer Lunden, Erik Reece, David Treuer, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Alyson Hagy, Bonnie Nadzam, Lydia Peelle, Benjamin Percy, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Nikky Finney, Juan Felipe Herrera, Major Jackson, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, G.E. Patterson, Natasha Trethewey, and many more.
