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Book

Amphibious soul : finding the wild in a tame world

Call Number

  • 921 F7544 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

Physical Description

311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain present to life when a disconnection from nature and the demands of his professional life begin to deaden his senses. And his own reliance on nature's rejuvenating spiritual power is put to the test when catastrophe strikes close to home. Foster's lyrical, riveting Amphibious Soul draws on his decades of daily ocean dives, wisdom from Indigenous teachers, and leading-edge science"--

Contents

  • Introduction: In search of wilderness
  • Inheritance
  • Cold
  • Track
  • Love
  • Ancestry
  • Fear
  • Connect
  • Play
  • Conclusion: The healing wild
  • Learning the wild language: how to start your own tracking practice.

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