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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Paperback – March 1, 2003
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Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.
Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world.
Gathering Moss will appeal to a wide range of readers, from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment, Native Americans, and contemporary nature and science writing.
- Print length168 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOregon State University Press
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2003
- Dimensions5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
- ISBN-100870714996
- ISBN-13978-0870714993
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- Publisher : Oregon State University Press; unknown edition (March 1, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 168 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0870714996
- ISBN-13 : 978-0870714993
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #9,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Natural History (Books)
- #13 in Botany (Books)
- #16 in Ecology (Books)
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Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling collection of essays Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Kimmerer is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
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Customers find the writing style rich and inspiring. They also describe the natural history as fascinating and the author interspersed poignant personal stories throughout the book.
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Customers find the writing style rich, poetic, and inspiring. They also say the author is precise and poetic in her descriptions of mosses. Customers also say it's a short, easy read that's very sweet.
"...It opened up a new world for me. Very interesting, well written, with personal accounts of the author" Read more
"...Her writing is so vibrant...." Read more
"...Somewhat technical in the details in the first half, the second half much more personable and (for me) readable...." Read more
"...the whole thing and was equally engrossed, such was the approachable nature of her writing.HIGHLY recommended!!!" Read more
Customers find the natural history fascinating, with an amazing job explaining the science. They also appreciate the blend of science, appreciation of nature, and the author's own. Customers also mention that the book covers natural and cultural history.
"...It opened up a new world for me. Very interesting, well written, with personal accounts of the author" Read more
"...robin wall kimmerer does such an amazing job explaining the science as well as telling little anecdotes and it’s just such a fantastic book...." Read more
"SIX STARS out of five.First, moss is BOSS. Glowing cave moss. Moss as "anal plugs for hibernating bears."..." Read more
"...The book connects us intimately with our precious environment which we as seem intent on ravishing without accounting for the consequences...." Read more
Customers find the book's personal content poignant, inspiring, and evocative. They also describe it as a beautiful, heartfelt book that's a perfect combination of natural history and personal account.
"...Very interesting, well written, with personal accounts of the author" Read more
"I can’t get enough of Robin’s books! The combination of science and storytelling are profound...." Read more
"...are in the same style, seamlessly blending scientific writing, personal anecdotes, and native wisdom...." Read more
"...names I dare not even try to pronounce, Ms. Kellerer interspersed poignant personal stories throughout this book, bringing me such a strong desire..." Read more
Customers find the book style lovely, poetic, and beautiful.
"So beautiful it hurts. Don't be fooled into thinking this is just about mosses - it's about life (humans and many many others)...." Read more
"You will like this if you like moss. Or if you like someone who does. Lovely, clever, and readable." Read more
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First, moss is BOSS. Glowing cave moss. Moss as "anal plugs for hibernating bears." Mosses and banana slug races (for research!). Sexual asymmetry in mosses. Moss that ONLY grows on whitetail deer dropping in the swamp. City mosses, which can spread their spores around the globe (including Antarctica) via the jet stream. Moss as a forest for waterbears. Moss is the star, but the book includes other colorful characters, like a multimillionaire obsessed with moss and botanists who stash beer in swamp mosses for next summer.
Second, if you like this author's more well-known work, Braiding Sweetgrass, you'll probably like Gathering Moss as well. Both are in the same style, seamlessly blending scientific writing, personal anecdotes, and native wisdom. I actually like this one much better for some reason, probably because the author is herself a moss scientist, so this book contained a lot more vignettes about her own field experiences studying moss, providing a window into the sort of research a field botanist does.
Listened to this (read fantastically by the author) over a period of a couple weeks while driving. My 5yo listened to the whole thing and was equally engrossed, such was the approachable nature of her writing.
HIGHLY recommended!!!
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