| Description |
264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
At home in Zooburbia -- My green mansions -- conditions for happiness -- Making salad for deer -- Rat race -- How to make a forest -- The mindfulness bull -- Becoming unafraid -- A small wild place -- The octopus -- Golden season -- The outsiders -- The patch table -- Only a goldfish -- Wild gardeners -- Gravity -- Peaceable kingdom -- Hold fast -- The wild, wild turkey -- Kittens to feed -- Up at night -- Pigeon toes -- Unchained hearts -- Underground -- Rabbit people -- Forgiveness -- Happiness -- Take heart -- Interpretations -- Accepting the unacceptable -- Trick riding -- Roadkill -- Lost causes and lonely birds -- An entire Earth -- Compassionate warriors -- The most important thing -- A blessed day -- Starting a wildlife garden. |
| Summary |
"To be alienated from animals is to live a life that is not quite whole, contends nature writer Tai Moses in Zooburbia. Urban and suburban residents share our environments with many types of wildlife: squirrels, birds, spiders, and increasingly lizards, deer, and coyote. Many of us crave more contact with wild creatures, and recognize the small and large ways animals enrich our lives, yet don't notice the animals already around us. Zooburbia reveals the reverence that can be felt in the presence of animals and shows how that reverence connects us to a deeper, better part of ourselves. A lively blend of memoir, natural history, and mindfulness practices, Zooburbia makes the case for being mindful and compassionate stewards - and students - of the wildlife with whom we coexist. With lessons on industriousness, perseverance, presence, exuberance, gratitude, aging, how to let go, and much more, Tai's vignettes share the happy fact that none of us is alone - our teachers are right in front of us. We need only go outdoors to find a rapport with the animal kingdom. Zooburbia is a magnifying lens turned to our everyday environment. "-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Zooburbia reveals the reverence that can be felt in the presence of animals and shows how that reverence connects us to a deeper, better part of ourselves. A lively blend of memoir, natural history, and mindfulness practices, Zooburbia makes the case for being mindful and compassionate stewards--and students--of the wildlife with whom we coexist. With lessons on industriousness, perseverance, presence, exuberance, gratitude, aging, how to let go, and much more, Tai's vignettes share the happy fact that none of us is alone and separate, and that our teachers are right in front of us. We need only go outdoors with our eyes and ears open to find a rapport with the animal kingdom. Zooburbia is a magnifying lens turned to our everyday environment, reminding us that we, as individuals and as a species, are not alone"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Human-animal relationships.
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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NATURE / Essays.
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NATURE / Ecology.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth.
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SELF-HELP / Spiritual.
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Human-animal relationships. (OCoLC)fst00963482
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Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
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| ISBN |
9781937006679 (paperback) |
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1937006670 (paperback) |
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