In this thoughtful and illuminating collection, a diverse array of nearly two dozen writers—including psychologists, poets, biologists, teachers, and artists—share personal stories which urge and inspire readers to pay attention to the world and remind natural scientists of the power that their work has to invigorate our core humanity and heal us as individuals.

Editor Thomas Lowe Fleischner and contributors Edie Dillon and Jana Richman will be joining us at Maria's Bookshop for a unique book-talk, Q&A, and signing. Fleischner (below right) is a naturalist and conservation biologist, and founding director of the Natural History Institute at Prescott College, where he has taught interdisciplinary environmental studies for almost three decades.