Our wild calling : how connecting with animals can transform our lives--and save theirs / Richard Louv.
"The author shows how cultivating the powerful, mysterious, and fragile bond between humans and other animals can improve our mental, physical, and spiritual health, protect our planet, and serve as an antidote to the loneliness of our species."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616205607
- ISBN: 1616205601
- Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: A mystery -- Beautiful acts: life-changing encounters with species not our own. In the family of animals ; The aching heart ; The mind-altering power of deep animal connection ; The octopus who stopped time -- What the wild heart still knows: the art and science of communicating with other animals. Becoming the grasshopper ; Intimacy is all around us ; Earth's oldest language ; How to talk with birds ; Playing well with others -- How we co-become: wonderdogs and werecats, therapy lizards and robot pets. More than human ; The animal lover ; Reptiles and ambivalence ; The boy who said horse ; The replacements: do we really need animals -- The age of connectedness: creating a home for all creatures. New ways to live together ; The betweens ; Welcome to Symbiocene City ; The new Noahs -- Wild souls: love, humility, and the principle of reciprocity. Dreaming animals ; The peaceable kingdom ; Learning and teaching in a school of animals ; The bear.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | NF 615.8 LOU (Text) | 30229101156734 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 615.8 LOUV (Text) | 34208204051386 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 615.85158 LOU (Text) | 0020512465319 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | 615.85158 LOU (Text) | 0020512465327 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 615.851 Louv (Text) | 33115007675584 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 615.8515 L (Text) | 33258009846499 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | 615.85 Lo (Text) | 50669012503968 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | 615.851 L (Text) | 25908008064417 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | 615.85158 L (Text) | 39493108666563 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mills River Branch | 615.8515 L (Text) | 33258009846481 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
