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Intimate Encounters With the Natural World
by Richard Louv
The internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyard.
Long beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard Louv returns with his most personal book yet. Noticing is about discovering who you are by exploring the natural world. Louv shows how, by tapping into the thirty or more human senses we have, readers can develop skills––sensory, scientific, artistic, and spiritual––to see and experience the otherworlds of nature.
Through personal essays, rich with descriptions of the California wilderness around his home in the most biodiverse county in the nation, Louv draws on wisdom from influences as far-reaching as neuroscience, nature photography, Indigenous traditions, and mindfulness to foster what he calls "bioenchantment." He offers a new, deeper understanding of what it means to see a tree, know a fox, and to become fully human.
""[Louv] moves back and forth from lyrical descriptions of connection to nature to impassioned concern about the future of the planet to a certain mild skepticism toward those who believe they are empowered to speak for nature…His thoughtful, encouraging approach makes it easy for readers to follow in his footsteps. A gentle guide to connecting with the non-human world." —Kirkus Reviews
"Nature writer extraordinaire…Louv does not restate the obvious about nature's wonders; instead, he asserts how significant contact with nature can be as we embrace computer screens, AI, and ever-increasing reality distortion…Not self-help and yet enormously helpful, Noticing…encourages readers to reflect on nature beyond what can be seen with the naked eye…Thoughtful, timely, and achingly beautiful, this is a book to savor." —Booklist
"Richard Louv would like you to live a beautiful life. He wants you to see how easy, how free and freeing this can be. This book is a how-to manual for getting back your soul." ―Carl Safina, author of Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe
"Richard Louv's Noticing isn't nature writing as usual, it's an invitation to meet the more-than-human world through all the senses. Drawing on research, mindfulness practices, Indigenous wisdom, and intimate encounters in the biodiverse California wilderness, Louv shows us that there's far more to the outdoors than what meets the eye. The result is a beautiful ode to wonder—and a reminder that our capacity for enchantment is a skill we can relearn." ―Linda Åkeson McGurk, author of The Open-Air Life and There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
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Richard Louv is a journalist and the author of ten books, including Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, The Nature Principle, and Vitamin N. Translated into twenty languages, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, families, and communities to nature. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of the nonprofit Children & Nature Network, which supports a new nature movement. Louv has written for the New York Times, Outside magazine, Orion Magazine, Parents, and many other publications. He appears regularly on national radio and TV, and lectures throughout the world. In 2008, he was awarded the Audubon Medal. Prior recipients have included Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, President Jimmy Carter, and Sir David Attenborough.
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