Shaped by Wind and Water
Reflections of a Naturalist
by Ann Zwinger
Known for beautifully observed and illustrated books about the
rivers, deserts, and mountains of the West, Ann Haymond Zwinger here
focuses on the guiding principles of her life as naturalist. Even as
she writes, she “looks” with a notebook and pencil, believing that “to
know the world intimately is the beginning of caring.”
Zwinger
moves from details to the larger patterns that link them to the entire
world, finding in the filaments of mushrooms—or in links to other
naturalists that have shaped her career—access to the essential
connectedness of life. As artist, writer, naturalist, her
responsibility is to herself create a link between scientific natural
history and the lay reader who can learn to love the land.
Books
in the Credo series explore the essential goals, concerns, and
practices of contemporary American writers whose work emphasizes the
natural world and human community.
Contributors: Credo Series Edited by Scott Slovic
Ann Zwinger
Author's Bio:Ann Haymond Zwinger has published nearly a dozen books of natural history, including The Nearsighted Naturalist and Down Canyon. An adjunct professor at Colorado College, she lives in Colorado Springs.
Quotes:"An uncharacteristically personal reflection by Ann Haymond
Zwinger.... 'My discomfort with introspection may be why I prefer
natural history writing, which dictates an outward focus, not an inward
one,' she explains in the opening pages of a seven-day examination of
the guiding principles behind her life as a naturalist” —Snowy Egret
“Zwinger
knows with complete conviction that good writing is enough to inspire
love and bring knowledge —and through these qualities, respect. As she
so beautifully puts it, if you care about nature, “don't just send
money, send love.'” —Audubon Naturalist News
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Price:
$ 12.00
Binding: Paper
Availability In Stock: 106
immediately
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2000
Size: 5 x 8
Genre: Nonfiction/Environment/Writing
Pages: 182
ISBN: 9781571312402
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