Shelter and Storm
€25.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781517918569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Dean |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.278 |
| Publishing Date | 22/04/2025 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €24.43 |
| Tax | €1.47 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €25.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
Living mindfully with nature during a time of uncertainty In the midst of the environmental crises of the early twenty-first century, Tamara Dean sought a way to live lightly on the planet. Her quest drew her to a landscape unlike any other: the Driftless area of Wisconsin, a region untouched by glaciers, marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, capped with forests and laced with cold, spring-fed streams. There, she confronted, in ways large and small, the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change-an experience at once soul-stirring and practical that she recounts in Shelter and Storm. Dean’s boundless curiosity and gift for storytelling imbue these essays with urgency and a sense of adventure. She invites readers to share in her discoveries while hunting for water, learning that a persistent weed could be food, or burning a hayfield to recreate a prairie. Contending with the fallout of fires, floods, and tornadoes, she offers responses to natural disasters that reflect the importance of community, now and for generations to come. Whether tracking down a rare, blue-glowing firefly, engineering a beaver-friendly waterway to appease a dying neighbor, or building a house of earthen blocks, Dean unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. Keenly attentive to the stakes for our planet’s future-and the implications of extreme weather, shifting agricultural practices, and political divides-Shelter and Storm illuminates a thoughtful way forward for anyone concerned about climate change and its far-reaching consequences or for anyone searching, as Dean has, for a more sustainable way to live. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.