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Book SynopsisStill the Same Hawk is a collection of original works by some of the best thinkers on urban nature. The book is focused on a phenomenon of widespread interest—urban nature—but as seen through the eyes of present or someday famous prose poets writing about America’s most prominent city.
Trade Review"Waldman deserves credit for compiling the first approachable attempt at deconstructing the idea of nature in the context of New York. Every big American city should have a similar collection of essays to call its own." -Philip Silva, The Nature of Cities "John has gathered some of the best thinkers and most interesting voices in the city for this eclectic volume of essays on the under-appreciated New York City environment. Recommended for eco-hipsters in Brooklyn, nature lovers in the Bronx, bird watchers in Manhattan, conservationists in Queens, gardeners in Staten Island and everyone else who loves New York and wants to see it last." -- -Eric Sanderson Wildlife Conservation Society "Still the Same Hawk is an eclectic mix of writing ranging from solid academic prose to highly personalized writing with tones ranging from folksy to almost urban contemporary." -- -Mark L. Botton Fordham University "There are other publications that deal with urban ecology, but no other work looks at one -place, a very urban place, and helps the reader to understand all facets of how people connect to or find nature in that city... Highly recommended." -Choice
Table of Contents1. Introduction: Bare Nature in the Naked City John Waldman 2. Monarchs of the Urban Mind Betsy McCully 3. Welcome to the H2O Region--Your Second Address! Christopher Meier and Tony Hiss 3. Public Place, Brooklyn Kelly McMasters 4. Corner Garden Dara Ross 5. A Land Ethic for the City William Kornblum 6. Can Naturalists and Urbanists Find Happiness Together? Phillip Lopate 7. Can You Eat in Soup? Nine Million Ways to Look at a Raccoon--Land an Apple David Rosane 8. The Dark Side; or, My Time Spent in the Nature That People Would Rather Not Think About Robert Sullivan 9. The Futures of New York Anne Matthews 10. Imagination, Beauty, and the Urban Land Ethic: Teaching Environmental Literature in New York City Devin Zuber 11. Nature in New York: A Brief Cultural History Frederick Buell List of Contributors
