The Island Within

Richard K. Nelson
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Here is Nelson's luminously wise account of his exploration of an unnamed island in the Pacific Northwest. This book revises our own relationship with nature, allowing us to observe it and also to participate in it with reverence and a sense of wonder.
Genres: NatureNonfictionMemoirTravelAdventurePhilosophyEnvironmentNatural HistoryBiographyEcology
284 Pages

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