A collection of essays and photographs provides a holistic, many-angled view of humankind's relationship to the earth and features the world of Natalie Angier, Diane Ackerman, Thomas Eisner, Peter Mattheiessen, Judith Stone, and more
Best Nature Essays of 2013 it ain't. Mostly sentimental and emotional, generally dull and formulaic, though there were a few interesting nature/science articles.