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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness - Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
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There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both a sign of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET is a call to experience the wildlife in our midst, reminding us that we don't have to head to faraway places to encounter "nature."... show more
There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both a sign of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET is a call to experience the wildlife in our midst, reminding us that we don't have to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Even in the cities and suburbs where we live we are surrounded by wildlife such as crows. Through observing them we enhance our appreciation of the world's natural order, and find our own place in it. Haupt, a trained naturalist, uses science, scholarly research, myth, and personal observation to draw readers into the "crow stories" that unfold around us every day, culminating in book that transforms the way we experience our neighborhoods and our world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780316019118 (0316019119)
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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Wrenegade
Wrenegade rated it
1.0 Crow Planet
You would think, based on the title, cover, and back cover description, that this would be about crows. You would be wrong. Instead, it's a 236 page pat on her own back by the author for being oh so much more observant of nature than everyone else. She calls herself a "radical birdwatcher" and ...
AmySea
AmySea rated it
Interesting, inspiring, and insightful at times. This book did make me look at the city around me me in a totally different way.UPDATE: 8/1/13 Ok, so I finished this book a little less than a month ago, and I've been trying to do as [a:Lyanda Lynn Haupt|16810|Lyanda Lynn Haupt|http://d202m5krfqbp...
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
2.0 Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
First the nitpicky bits: an editor should have picked up on the fact that Haupt calls crane flies 'cane flies' throughout. And there was one wincing 'tales' for tails. This isn't really a book about crows at all. It's a memoir, a book about Haupt being alert to her surroundings, a book about waking ...
MatthewHunter
MatthewHunter rated it
Crow Planet provided plenty of "aha" moments for me. I've always differentiated between the cities where I live and the natural world. Nature has always been "out there" for me. Haupt goes a long way toward removing this artificial barrier. By thinking of urban landscapes as part of the natural worl...
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