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Gathering Moss: The Natural and Cultural History of Mosses [Paperback]

Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author)

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Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Oregon State University (15 Mar 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870714996
ISBN-13: 978-0870714993
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 219,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #96 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Ecology > Biodiversity
- #98 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Environment > Applied Ecology

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5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never ignore moss again! 25 Aug 2011

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This was a book I read for a book club I belong to. I love mosses and lichens and all the wee things people often overlook. But this book was such a joy. Robin Kimmerer's native American heritage enables her to really see and love and write about nature in a way so different to many other academics. The book weaves personal tales with the science of mosses. It's not too technical and also tells of ancient uses of mosses, of what creatures live in moss, of vital functions mosses perform in various ecosystems and of how some humans really don't get nature! I only wish more teaching books were like this one - we'd all be geniuses!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyable 28 Oct 2003

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I purchased a copy of this book after hearing the author read a short passage on NPR. I was fascinated with her prose but did not expect a book, written by a biologist about an obscure topic of limited interest to a lay person, to be a compelling page turner. I read the first chapter and was hooked, devouring the remaining pages in two sittings. I immediately ordered two additional copies as Christmas gifts. Ms Kimmerer is an entertaining story teller in the finest tradition of indigenous peoples in addition to her many talents as a professional biologist, ecologist and expert bryologist. I especially recommend this book to those who may think they know everything they wish to about mosses, for there is something for all readers here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reading 10 Oct 2005

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I bought this book because the author was coming to the environmental center I volunteer for. It is a wonderful book and the woman who wrote it is so deserving of our respect and praise. To quote someone who says it all, Janisse Ray said "something I took for granted has come alive, because I have been given its story. After reading this book, I took a magnifying glass outside and pored over the tree trunks. I have seen Robin Kimmerer's miniature landscape for myself. Yet, this is so much more than a book about mosses. This is a Native American woman speaking. This is a mother's story. This is a science revealed through human psyche. Robin Kimmerer is a scientist who combines empiricism with all other forms of knowing. Hers is a spectacularly different view of the world and her voice needs to be heard."

I heartily recommend this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Model of Popular Science Writing 2 Dec 2003

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Science writers have a responsibility to educate the public so that people will act to save what's left of the web of life. Few carry out their task with such effectiveness as Robin Wall Kimmerer has done in Gathering Moss. Well-chosen similes and analogies animate her stories, and well-drawn parallels to other areas of science broaden their appeal. I'm recommending this book to all of my friends, especially those who haven't yet discovered the wonders to be found in wandering around in forests.

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