{"product_id":"ground-truth-mark-l-hineline-9780226348131","title":"Ground Truth: A Guide to Tracking Climate Change at Home","description":"Before you read this book, you have homework to do. Grab a notebook, go outside, and find a nearby patch of nature. What do you see, hear, feel, and smell? Are there bugs, birds, squirrels, deer, lizards, frogs, or fish, and what are they doing? What plants are in the vicinity, and in what ways are they growing? What shape are the rocks, what texture is the dirt, and what color are the bodies of water? Does the air feel hot or cold, wet or dry, windy or still? Everything you notice, write it all down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We know that the Earth's climate is changing, and that the magnitude of this change is colossal. At the same time, the world outside is still a natural world, and one we can experience on a granular level every day. \u003ci\u003eGround Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to living in this condition of changing nature, to paying attention instead of turning away, and to gathering facts from which a fuller understanding of the natural world can emerge over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring detailed guidance for keeping records of the plants, invertebrates, amphibians, birds, and mammals in your neighborhood, this book also ponders the value of everyday observations, probes the connections between seasons and climate change, and traces the history of phenology--the study and timing of natural events--and the uses to which it can be put. An expansive yet accessible book, \u003ci\u003eGround Truth\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to help lay the groundwork for a better understanding of the nature of change itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark L. Hineline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022634813X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226348131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019","brand":"Mark L. Hineline","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075972329727,"sku":"9780226348131","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a328d0d0-6a2b-49ed-ba77-365f163dde90.jpg?v=1685462472","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ground-truth-mark-l-hineline-9780226348131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}