{"product_id":"on-fishers-pond-laurie-bevan-stewart-9780989429191","title":"On Fishers Pond: Memories of Bill Fisher and His Gift to Vashon Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautifully written tribute to an incredibly special and generous man.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Emma Amiad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eFounding president, \u003cbr\u003e Vashon Maury Island Audubon Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFisher Pond remains one of the most generous and precious of gifts to our community. The Vashon Land Trust is honored to steward it. Laurie Stewart's book is a wonderful reminder of Bill's philosophy--that Nature knows what she's doing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Tom Dean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eExecutive Director, Vashon-Maury Land Trust\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Stewart has woven a warm, delightful, surprising portrait of Bill Fisher from shared memories of friends and neighbors, revealing a private person with a great capacity for observing, loving, and stewarding his pond and its surrounds. Bill gave the community his beautiful pond. Laurie's gentle descriptions and exquisitely remembered moments offer us a new gift: glimpses of the unusual man himself and his particular stewardship ethic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Rayna Holtz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eVashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum, co-curator \u003cbr\u003e Vashon Island's Native People: Navigating Seas of Change\u003cbr\u003e King County Library System, librarian, ret.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Bevan Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989429199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989429191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Endicott \u0026amp; Hugh Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Laurie Bevan Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927116415231,"sku":"9780989429191","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f9c4db4-89c4-4569-8753-f74cde830b20.jpg?v=1681086929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-fishers-pond-laurie-bevan-stewart-9780989429191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}