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In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

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The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking ... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too ... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. -- Graham Chandler * BC Bookworld *

Table of Contents

Prologue

1 “Wild” Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos

2 “Wild” Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania

3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand

4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol

5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize

6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan

7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia

8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland

9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand

10 Wild Can Be Someone’s Home: Canada

In the Name of Wild

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A Paperback / softback by Phillip Vannini, April Vannini, Autumn Vannini

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    Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
    Publication Date: 15/10/2022
    ISBN13: 9780774890403, 978-0774890403
    ISBN10: 0774890401
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

    Trade Review
    The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking ... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too ... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. -- Graham Chandler * BC Bookworld *

    Table of Contents

    Prologue

    1 “Wild” Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos

    2 “Wild” Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania

    3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand

    4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol

    5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize

    6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan

    7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia

    8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland

    9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand

    10 Wild Can Be Someone’s Home: Canada

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