{"product_id":"nature-my-teacher-james-kevin-thornton-9781909954939","title":"Nature, My Teacher: How to Be Alive in a World Under Threat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Make this book your friend,\" says Arianna Huffington.\u003c\/b\u003e James Thornton's \u003ci\u003eNature, My Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, is a powerful guide to being human in a time of eco-crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNature, My Teacher, \u003c\/i\u003e poet, lawyer and founder of top global environmental group ClientEarth, James Thornton offers a meditation on being alive while the planet fights to survive. He explores topics such as memory, climate anxiety, and human consciousness through a series of short essays, arranged into twelve \"books\", each closing with a poem and a photo to leave readers in a reflective space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Zen priest from Los Angeles, James contemplates what he has learnt from observing and listening to nature, and shows that when the planet is hurting, we too feel its pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way this book is opening hearts and minds is remarkable. Arianna Huffington found it \"powerful and moving\", Zen abbot and author Joan Halifax sums: \"A profound guide to discovering the great wisdom in the natural world, this book...is a treasure for all\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Kevin Thornton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909954934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909954939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbican Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"James Kevin Thornton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44860290367743,"sku":"9781909954939","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_866de0e0-e425-45fc-93ac-b6bcc29ee62e.jpg?v=1709135775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-my-teacher-james-kevin-thornton-9781909954939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}