| Description |
262 pages ; 24 cm |
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New York Review Books classics |
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New York Review Books classics.
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| Summary |
"The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths 'would pack a car's headlight beams like snowflakes in a blizzard,' is a distant memory. Wildlife is being lost, not only in the wholesale extinctions of species but also in the dwindling of those species that still exist. The Moth Snowstorm records in painful detail this rapid dissolution of nature's abundance and proposes a radical solution: that we recognize our capacity to love the natural world. Arguing that neither sustainable development nor ecosystem services have proven adequate as defenses against pollution, habitat destruction, species degradation, and climate change, McCarthy asks us to consider nature as an intrinsic good and an emotional and spiritual resource, capable of inspiring joy, wonder, and even love. An award-winning environmental journalist, McCarthy presents a clear, well-documented picture of what he calls 'the great thinning' around the world, while interweaving the story of his own early discovery of wilderness and a childhood saved by nature. Drawing on the truths of poets, the studies of scientists, and the author's long experience in the field, The Moth Snowstorm is part elegy, part ode, and part argument, resulting in a passionate call to action"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. A singular window -- 2. Stumbling upon wilderness -- 3. The bond and the losses -- 4. The great thinning -- 5. Joy in the calendar -- 6. Joy in the beauty of the Earth -- 7. Wonder -- 8. A new kind of love. |
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Environmentalism -- Philosophy.
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Wildlife conservation -- Philosophy.
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Wilderness areas -- Philosophy.
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McCarthy, Michael, approximately 1947- -- Childhood and youth.
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McCarthy, Michael, approximately 1947- -- Philosophy.
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Joy -- Environmental aspects.
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Philosophy of nature.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Endangered species.
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Environmental degradation.
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NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: McCarthy, Michael, approximately 1947- Moth snowstorm New York : New York Review Books, 2016 9781681370415 (DLC) 2016016596 |
| ISBN |
9781681370408 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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1681370409 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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