{"product_id":"still-the-same-hawk-9780823249893","title":"Still the Same Hawk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528014504279,"sku":"9780823249893","price":23.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780823249893.jpg?v=1731870074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/still-the-same-hawk-9780823249893","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}