Status
Available
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Publication
Beacon Press (1994), Paperback, 224 pages
Description
In the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one's home region is the grounding for global knowledge.
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LibraryThing member klburnside
i really wanted to like this book, and i'm not sure why i didn't like it that much.
in this book, russell sanders describes the spirituality of paying attention to our natural surroundings and cherishing community. he talks about growing up in rural northern ohio, and then reclaiming a sense of
who knows.
in this book, russell sanders describes the spirituality of paying attention to our natural surroundings and cherishing community. he talks about growing up in rural northern ohio, and then reclaiming a sense of
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place near bloomington, indiana. everything the book is about totally makes sense to me and when i think about it, it really hits home, but i was just bored the entire time i was reading it. the prose was a bit to flowery. maybe i'm just more interested in the practical rather than the poetic. who knows.
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Awards
Ohioana Book Award (Winner — Nonfiction — 1994)
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Physical description
224 p.; 7.9 inches
ISBN
080706341X / 9780807063415