The East Country by Jules Pretty
The East Country is a work of creative nonfiction in which the acclaimed nature writer Jules Pretty integrates memoir, natural history, cultural critique, and spiritual reflection into a single compelling narrative. Pretty frames his book around Aldo Leopold and his classic A Sand County Almanac, bringing Leopolds ethicthat some could live...I'm in step with Prof Jules PrettyWho wouldn't be, when he rightly recognises the link between a healthy natural world and good mental health in humans – and trumpets the message? Like him, I love getting outdoors to feel the sun (and rain) on my skin and notice the different rhythm. You could say I've bought the T-shirt along with the waterproof walking boots and warm coat.
* The East Anglian Daily Times *His celebration of the landscape incorporates memoir and poetry, natural history and spiritual reflection, but also a critique of where current policies are leading us. ‘Nature will carry on regardless,’ he suggest. ‘It is just that we might not.’
-- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education *Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. He is the author of many books,including The Edge of Extinction and This Luminous Coast, both from Comstock Publishing Associates, and The Earth Only Endures. He is coeditor most recently of Green Exercise.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781501709333 |
| ISBN 10 | 150170933X |
| Title | The East Country |
| Author | Jules Pretty |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2017-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 158 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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