Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
$41.46
- Paperback
408 pages
- Release Date
10 August 2015
Summary
Called the work of “a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose” (“Publishers Weekly”) and the book that, “anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love,” by “Library Journal,” “Braiding Sweetgrass” is poised to be a classic of nature writing. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer asks questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces indigenous teachings that co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781571313560 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1571313567 |
| Author: | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
| Publisher: | Milkweed Editions |
| Imprint: | Milkweed Editions |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 10 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 524g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 139mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“Robin Wall Kimmerer is writer of rare grace. She writes about the natural world from a place of such abundant passion that one can never quite see the world the same way after having seen it through Kimmerer’s eyes. She is a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.” – Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things
About The Author
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, a scientist, a decorated professor, and an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. A SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, she lives in Fabius, NY.
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