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Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Type
Paperback
ISBN
9780870714993
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Publisher
Oregon STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0870714996
ISBN-13
9780870714993
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2409616

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gathering Moss : a Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Life Sciences / Biology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-151221
Reviews
Robin Kimmerer . . . has written as good a book as you will find on a natural history subject. You will want to go outside and get on your knees with a hand lens and begin to probe this Lilliputian world she describes so beautifully.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
588/.2
Table Of Content
Preface: Seeing the World Through Moss-Colored Glasses The Standing Stones Learning to See The Advantages of Being Small: Life in the Boundary Layer Back to the Pond Sexual Asymmetry and the Satellite Sisters An Affinity for Water Binding Up the Wounds: Mosses in Ecological Succession In the Forest of the Waterbear Kickapoo Choices A Landscape of Chance City Mosses The Web of Reciprocity: Indegenous Uses of Moss The Red Sneaker Portrait of Splachnum The Owner The Forest Gives Thanks to the Mosses The Bystander Straw Into Gold Suggestions for Further Reading Index
Synopsis
Living 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.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead 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, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, 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.Gathering Moss will appeal to a wide range of readers, from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment, Native Americans, and contemporary nature and science writing., Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a commonbut largely unnoticed element of the natural world. GatheringMoss is a beautifully written mix of science and personalreflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantlysimple lives of mosses. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leadsgeneral readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosseslive and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countlessother beings. Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly andartfully, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinatingorganisms have to teach us. Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher,and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the storiesof mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenousways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and culturalrelationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of livingin the world., Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a commonbut largely unnoticed element of the natural world. GatheringMoss is a beautifully written mix of science and personalreflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantlysimple lives of mosses.
LC Classification Number
QK537.K56 2003

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