Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo

Brian Donahue (Author)

Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests

1,A radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home building American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthless extraction, or of concrete and steel, which are even worse for the planet. Wood is often the most sustainable material for building, but we need to protect diverse forests as much as we desperately need more houses. Brian Donahue addresses this modern conundrum by documenting his experiences building a timber frame home from the wood growing on his family farm, practicing "worst first" forestry. Through the stories of the trees he used (sugar maple, black cherry, black birch, and hemlock), and some he didn't (white pine and red oak), the book also explores the history of Americans' relationship with their forests. Donahue provides a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands. He delves into how this bond was broken by the rise of a market economy of industrial resource extraction and addresses the challenge of restoring a more enduring relationship. Ultimately, this book provides a blueprint ...

Philip Hoare (Author)

The Whale

Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author)

Braiding Sweetgrass / Una Trenza de Hierba Sagrada (Spanish Edition): Sabidur

0,Bestseller del New York Times por m?s de 200 semanas consecutivas. Mejor Colecci?n de Ensayos de la D?cada seg?n Literary Hub.Uno de los libros m?s importantes de nuestros tiempos, que nos invita a descubrir un nuevo lenguaje para comunicarnos con la naturaleza y recibir sus ense?anzas. Como mujer ind?gena, Robin Wall Kimmerer es heredera de un valioso legado que considera a los animales y las plantas nuestros mejores maestros. Como bot?nica, se ha valido del rigor cient?fico para estudiar mejor la naturaleza. Y como madre, profesora y escritora, ha dedicado su vida a conjugar ambas perspectivas para abogar por un despertar de la consciencia ecol?gica que reconozca y celebre nuestra profunda conexi?n con otras formas de vida.En Una trenza de hierba sagrada, la autora entreteje experiencias y saberes en una serie de relatos iluminadores y emotivos que nos inspiran a fortalecer nuestra relaci?n sagrada con la Madre Tierra. Cada cap?tulo es una magn?fica lecci?n de gratitud y reciprocidad, que nos recuerda que, si ofrecemos nuestros dones al mundo y lo ayudamos a sanar, este nos retribuir? con la armon?a y el bienestar que tanto anhelamos.Bestseller del New York TimesBestseller del ...