{"product_id":"listening-to-the-wind-9781571313706","title":"Listening to the Wind","description":"Here is Connemara, experienced at a walker's pace. From cartographer Tim Robinson comes the second title in the Seedbank series, a breathtakingly intimate exploration of one beloved place's geography, ecology, and history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We begin with the earth right in front of his boots, as Robinson unveils swaths of \u003ci\u003efiontarnach\u003c\/i\u003e--fall leaf decay. We peer from the edge of the cliff where Robinson's house stands on rickety stilts. We closely examine an overgrown patch of heather, a flush of sphagnum moss. And so, footstep by footstep, moment by moment, Robinson takes readers deep into this storied Irish landscape, from the \"quibbling, contentious terrain\" of Bogland to the shorelines of Inis N  to the towering peaks of Twelve Pins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as wild and essential as the countryside itself are its colorful characters, friends and legends and neighbors alike: a skeletal, story-filled sheep farmer; an engineer who builds bridges, both physical and metaphorical; a playboy prince and cricket champion; and an enterprising botanist who meets an unexpected demise. Within a landscape lie all other things, and Robinson rejoices in the universal magic of becoming one with such a place, joining with \" t]he sound of the past, the language we breathe, and our frontage onto the natural world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first book in Robinson's Connemara trilogy, as well as the second title in the Seedbank series, \u003ci\u003eListening to the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully situated at the intersection of mapmaking and mythmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Tim Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660147486876,"sku":"9781571313706","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9e3bab9a-5126-4d95-8b62-bcf32587982f.jpg?v=1603896204","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/listening-to-the-wind-9781571313706","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}