{"product_id":"of-slash-pines-and-manatees-a-highly-selective-field-guide-to-my-suburban-wilderness-paperback","title":"Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Furman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough stories of nature near at hand, a South Florida \u003cbr\u003ewriter offers a unique view of humans and the environment amid \u003cbr\u003edevelopment and change \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWings\u003cbr\u003e and talons clatter against a windowpane. Foxes den under a deck. Pines \u003cbr\u003estand in quarter-acre lots, recalling a vanished forest. In this book, \u003cbr\u003eAndrew Furman explores touchpoints between his everyday suburban life \u003cbr\u003eand the environment in South Florida, contemplating his place in a \u003cbr\u003esubtropical landscape stretching from the Everglades to the warm \u003cbr\u003eAtlantic coast. Transportive vignettes of encounters in the natural \u003cbr\u003eworld blend with ordinary, all-too-relatable stories of home and family \u003cbr\u003elife in these chapters. Puzzled and fascinated by the plants and animals\u003cbr\u003e he meets while continually preoccupied by busy domestic routines, \u003cbr\u003eFurman illustrates the beauty of his \"suburban wilderness.\" He also \u003cbr\u003ereckons with changes and threats to the surrounding landscape. How, he \u003cbr\u003easks, should humans go about living in what is simultaneously one of the\u003cbr\u003e most overdeveloped and most naturally beautiful states in the country? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurman's meditations give rise to an \u003cbr\u003eenvironmental ethic that challenges distinctions between nature and \u003cbr\u003eculture, wilderness and civilization, solitude and family life. Rather, \u003cbr\u003ewith humor and hope, he encourages readers to engage in life with the \u003cbr\u003emindset that the human and non-human are inextricably connected--and to \u003cbr\u003eask how they can better belong together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOf Slash Pines and Manatees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is a creative and memorable example for anyone seeking to live \u003cbr\u003eresponsibly and richly in a world impacted by human activity. Furman \u003cbr\u003einspires readers to focus fiercely on the local, to conduct their own \u003cbr\u003eadventures in the ecosystem outside their front doors, and to see that \u003cbr\u003eeven in the most overdeveloped areas, what is wild persists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunding\u003cbr\u003e for this publication was provided through a grant from Florida \u003cbr\u003eHumanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. \u003cbr\u003eAny views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this \u003cbr\u003epublication do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or \u003cbr\u003ethe National Endowment for the Humanities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978193436973,"sku":"9780813080963","price":29.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/qBlUjnDqC19780813080963.webp?v=1775800945","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/of-slash-pines-and-manatees-a-highly-selective-field-guide-to-my-suburban-wilderness-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}