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I listened to this book; it was narrated by the author in a calm, yet urgent tone; conveying that her message was too important to minimize or dismiss. She weaves together her perceptions of the world and our place in it as a scientist and as a native woman whose traditions honor the natural world in a way the dominant (colonist) world doesn't. She moves between her personal story, native mythologies, and scientific insights, focusing on a specific plant or ecosystem. From time to time it's a bi
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Everyone should read this book. Stunning creative non-fiction. Perfect example of reading to discover a new way of seeing the world.
Was every essay in this collection a five star essay? No. But taken as a whole, between the ideas presented and the gorgeous writing, the book deserves every bit of five stars.
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