The Web of Life by Richard Love

The Web of Life by Richard Love

This powerful collection of words from award-winning journalist Richard Louv examines the interconnections among people--with each chapter revealing the delicate strands of life that weave us all together.

Touching on the simple truths. It's often the little things that remind us how connected we all are to one another. Through his insightful reflections, Louv reveals the many places we can find the strands that bind us to one another, and he explores where we can find these strands in our lives--from family and friendship to community and nature. Most importantly, his words remind us of the importance of seeking out these strands in our own lives.

The great web of life. In this collection of inspirational stories, discussion, and quotations, Louv paints a picture for us of the great web of life. With warmth and wisdom, he weaves for us a tale of unity, composed of numerous stories and heartfelt life lessons. As we discover how we are all connected, we also learn how it is our responsibility to care for each other and the world around us. As Louv shares, In our society, it is easy to lose sight of the web. To mend our hoop, our protective gauze, we must envision the whole ecology and not only the parts.

Open up this book of inspirational messages and discover:

• Stories that will open your eyes to the web of life
• A joyous celebration of the simple things that unite us
• A philosophy in life that you'll want to live out

Readers of books like Braiding Sweetgrass, Wilderness Essays, or The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, will love Web of Life by Richard Louv.

Richard Louv is the author of nine books, including The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age and Last Kid in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life is his most recent book. He received the 2008 Audubon Medal for his books, which have been translated into 20 languages and have helped to establish an international movement to connect children and their families to nature. Rachel Carson, E.O. Wilson, and others have previously received the award. Wilson and Jimmy Carter are both former presidents of the United States.

Louv won the 2007 Cox Award, Clemson University's highest recognition for persistent success in public service, among other honors. Louv is also the co-founder and emeritus chairman of the Children & Nature Network (www.childrenandnature.org), an organization dedicated to connecting today's children and future generations to nature. Louv developed the term Nature-Deficit Disorder(R), which has since become synonymous with this critical issue. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, Orion, Outside, and other newspapers and magazines, and was a columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribuneand Parents magazine. He is a member of the Citistates Group, the editorial board of the journal Ecopsychology, and has served as an adviser to the Ford Foundation's Leadership for a Changing World award program.

He serves on the board of directors of ecoAmerica, a climate change advocacy organization. He has appeared on the Today Show, CBS Morning, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, and NPR's Fresh Air, among other national radio and television programs. He speaks at national and international events on a regular basis. He was the plenary keynote speaker at the American Academy of Pediatrics' annual conference in 2010, and he was the keynote speaker at the first White House Summit on Environmental Education in 2012. He is married to Kathy Frederick Louv and the father of two young men, Jason and Matthew.

He prefers hiking to writing.