{"product_id":"the-paradise-notebooks-90-miles-across-the-sierra-nevada-hardback-9781501762697","title":"The Paradise Notebooks; 90 Miles Across the Sierra Nevada (Hardback) 9781501762697","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Paradise Notebooks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e90 Miles Across the Sierra Nevada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard J. Nevle (Author), Steven Nightingale (Author), Mattias Lanas (Drawings by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501762697\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages, 21 b\u0026amp;w line drawings, 1 map - 21 Line drawings, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paradise Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and fascinating fact.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the course of twenty-one pairs of short essays, Nevle and Nightingale contemplate the natural phenomena found in the Sierra Nevada. From granite to aspen, to fire, to a rare, endemic species of butterfly, these essay pairs explore the natural history and mystical wonder of each element with a balanced and captivating touch. As they weave in vignettes from their ninety-mile backpacking trip across the range, Nevle and Nightingale powerfully reconceive the Sierra Nevada as both earthly matter and transcendental offering, letting us into a reality in which nature holds just as much spiritual importance as it does physical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a time of rapid environmental degradation, \u003ci\u003eThe Paradise Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a way forward—a whole-minded, learned, loving attention to place that rekindles our joyful relationship with the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Setting Out\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Stone, Water, Fire\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGranite\u003cbr\u003e Obsidian\u003cbr\u003e Roof Pendants\u003cbr\u003e Brokenness\u003cbr\u003e Clouds\u003cbr\u003e Snow\u003cbr\u003e Glacier\u003cbr\u003e River\u003cbr\u003e Forest\u003cbr\u003e Fire\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Range of Life\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBighorn\u003cbr\u003e Aspen\u003cbr\u003e Paintbrush\u003cbr\u003e Whitebark Pine and Clark's Nutcracker\u003cbr\u003e Pileated Woodpecker\u003cbr\u003e Belding's Ground Squirrel\u003cbr\u003e Mountain Chickadee\u003cbr\u003e Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog\u003cbr\u003e Western Tanager\u003cbr\u003e Sierra Nevada Parnassian\u003cbr\u003e Wolf Lichen\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Comstock Publishing Associates","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685671661848,"sku":"9781501762697","price":19.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-paradise-notebooks-90-miles-across-the-sierra-nevada-hardback-9781501762697","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}