{"product_id":"wild-spectacle-seeking-wonders-in-a-world-beyond-humans-9781595349576","title":"Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonders in a World Beyond Humans","description":"Looking for adventure and continuing a process of self-discovery, Janisse Ray has repeatedly set out to immerse herself in wildness, to be wild, and to learn what wildness can teach us. From overwintering with monarch butterflies in Mexico to counting birds in Belize, the stories in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild Spectacle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e capture her luckiest moments--ones of heart-pounding amazement, discovery of romance, and moving toward living more wisely. In Ray's worst moments she crosses boundaries to encounter danger and embrace sadness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnchored firmly in two places Ray has called home--Montana and southern Georgia--the sixteen essays here span a landscape from Alaska to Central America, connecting common elements in the ecosystems of people and place. One of her abiding griefs is that she has missed the sights of explorers like Bartram, Sacagawea, and Carver: flocks of passenger pigeons, routes of wolves, herds of bison. She craves a wilder world and documents encounters that are rare in a time of disappearing habitat, declining biodiversity, and a world too slowly coming to terms with climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an age of increasingly virtual, urban life, Ray embraces the intentionality of trying to be a better person balanced with seeking out natural spectacle, abundance, and less trammeled environments. She questions what it means to travel into the wild as a woman, speculates on the impacts of ecotourism and travel in general, questions assumptions about eating from the land, and appeals to future generations to make substantive change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild Spectacle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explores our first home, the wild earth, and invites us to question its known and unknown beauties and curiosities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janisse Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trinity University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595349576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanisse Ray\u003c\/b\u003e is a naturalist and activist, and the author of seven books of nonfiction and poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food, Drifting into Darien: A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEcology of a Cracker Childhood, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the American Book Award. Her work has appeared widely in magazines and journals, and she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, the Nautilus Book Award, and numerous other honors. Ray lives on an organic farm near Savannah, Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trinity University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827489095795,"sku":"9781595349576","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9933b558-2364-43a1-b824-3dfba4fbc334.jpg?v=1644569140","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wild-spectacle-seeking-wonders-in-a-world-beyond-humans-9781595349576","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}