{"product_id":"shelter-and-storm-tamara-dean-9781517918569","title":"Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving mindfully with nature during a time of uncertainty\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the midst of the environmental crises of the early twenty-first century, Tamara Dean sought a way to live lightly on the planet. Her quest drew her to a landscape unlike any other: the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, a region untouched by glaciers, marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, capped with forests and laced with cold, spring-fed streams. There, she confronted, in ways large and small, the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change--an experience at once soul-stirring and practical that she recounts in \u003ci\u003eShelter and Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dean's boundless curiosity and gift for storytelling imbue these essays with urgency and a sense of adventure. She invites readers to share in her discoveries while hunting for water, learning that a persistent weed could be food, or burning a hayfield to recreate a prairie. Contending with the fallout of fires, floods, and tornadoes, she offers responses to natural disasters that reflect the importance of community, now and for generations to come. Whether tracking down a rare, blue-glowing firefly, engineering a beaver-friendly waterway to appease a dying neighbor, or building a house of earthen blocks, Dean unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Keenly attentive to the stakes for our planet's future--and the implications of extreme weather, shifting agricultural practices, and political divides--\u003ci\u003eShelter and Storm \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates a thoughtful way forward for anyone concerned about climate change and its far-reaching consequences or for anyone searching, as Dean has, for a more sustainable way to live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tamara Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517918561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517918569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Tamara Dean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372797972735,"sku":"9781517918569","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09ae5dab-b1a8-4108-b784-5e4cba0162e9.jpg?v=1732726991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shelter-and-storm-tamara-dean-9781517918569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}