{"product_id":"out-of-the-woods-seeing-nature-in-the-everyday-paperback","title":"Out of the Woods: Seeing Nature in the Everyday - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Reading the West Book Awards Nonfiction Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you ever wondered about society's desire to cultivate the perfect lawn, why we view some animals as \"good\" and some as \"bad,\" or even thought about the bits of nature inside everyday items-toothbrushes, cell phones, and coffee mugs? In this fresh and introspective collection of essays, Julia Corbett examines nature in our lives with all of its ironies and contradictions by seamlessly integrating personal narratives with morsels of highly digestible science and research. Each story delves into an overlooked aspect of our relationship with nature--insects, garbage, backyards, noise, open doors, animals, and language--and how we cover our tracks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a keen sense of irony and humor and an awareness of the miraculous in the mundane, Julia recognizes the contradictions of contemporary life. She confronts the owner of a high-end market who insists on keeping his doors open in all temperatures. Takes us on a trip to a new mall with a replica of a trout stream that once flowed nearby. The phrase \"out of the woods\" guides us through layers of meaning to a contemplation of grief, remembrance, and resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e leads to surprising insights into the products, practices, and phrases we take for granted in our everyday encounters with nature and encourages us all to consider how we might re-value or reimagine our relationships with nature in \u003ci\u003eour \u003c\/i\u003eeveryday lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Corbett is an award-winning author and professor in the Department of Communication and the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. She won the 2018 Reading the West Book Awards for \u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e and her environmental nonfiction essays have been published in venues such as \u003ci\u003eOrion, High Country News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCamas.\u003c\/i\u003e Corbett has also served as newspaper reporter, park ranger, naturalist, natural resources information officer, and deputy press secretary. She summers in the mountains of western Wyoming in her cabin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769814155552,"sku":"9781943859870","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3c72803e05afb6c1867dd803e34c45aa.webp?v=1780357430","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-the-woods-seeing-nature-in-the-everyday-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}