{"product_id":"animal-mineral-radical-essays-on-wildlife-family-and-food-9781619020733","title":"Animal, Mineral, Radical: Essays on Wildlife, Family, and Food","description":"\"Radical, before it meant a person who advocates strong political reform, meant getting to the root of things, the origin. It comes from the Latin \u003ci\u003eradix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eradicis\u003c\/i\u003e, meaning radish, a root vegetable.\"--BK Loren \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese meditative essays range in subjects from a transcendental encounter with a pack of coyotes ironically juxtaposed with her neighbor's claim that nature \"has gone out of vogue,\" to Loren's mother's slow yet all-encompassing deterioration from Parkinson's, and the unexpected way the Loma Prieta earthquake eroded her depression by offering the author a sense of her small place in a wild and worthwhile world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoren has an empathetic and gentle approach to the world. In detailing the intricacies of human relationships and consciousness--fear of death and time, cooperation born of clashing viewpoints, tradition's beauty even when destructive, a love of language, a sense of loss amid the fast-paced materialistic world--she peels back the film of popular thinking in order to expose herself to the secrets so few of us ever see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619020733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Colorado Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2014 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bk Loren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45483911774389,"sku":"9781619020733","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f372628f-31a0-4dc3-ae81-4b5871d8e4c1.jpg?v=1749565787","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/animal-mineral-radical-essays-on-wildlife-family-and-food-9781619020733","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}