{"title":"Oxford University Press","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world, publishing for three primary markets: research, education, and English language teaching. 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Ultimately it sold well over a million copies, was translated into 28 languages, inspired an Academy Award-winning documentary, and won both the National Book Award and the John Burroughs Medal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sea Around Us\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains as fresh today as when it first appeared over six decades ago. Carson's genius for evoking the power and primacy of the world's bodies of water, combining the cosmic and the intimate, remains almost unmatched: the newly formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky; the centuries of nonstop rain that created the oceans; giant squids battling sperm whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface; the power of the tides moving 100 billion tons of water daily in one bay alone; the seismic waves known as tsunamis that periodically remind us of the oceans' overwhelmingly destructive power. The seas sustain human life and imperil it. Today, with the oceans endangered by the dumping of medical waste and ecological disasters such as the Exxon oil spill in Alaska, the gradual death of the Great Barrier Reef, and the melting of the polar ice caps, Carson's book provides a timely reminder of both the fragility and the centrality of the ocean and the life that abounds within it. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is concerned about our natural environment, will want to read, or re-read, this classic work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nI: Mother Sea\u003cbr\u003e1. The Gray Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e2. The Pattern of the Surface\u003cbr\u003e3. The Changing Year\u003cbr\u003e4. The Sunless Sea\u003cbr\u003e5. Hidden Lands\u003cbr\u003e6. The Long Snowfall\u003cbr\u003e7. The Birth of an Island\u003cbr\u003e8. The Shape of Ancient Seas\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nII: The Restless Sea\u003cbr\u003e9. Wind and Water\u003cbr\u003e10. Wind, Sun, and the Spinning of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e11. The Moving Tides\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIII. Man and the Sea about Him\u003cbr\u003e12. The Global Thermostat\u003cbr\u003e13. Wealth from the Salt Seas\u003cbr\u003e14. The Encircling Sea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe late\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rachel Carson\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/rachel-carson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rachel Carson\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/rachel-carson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRachel Carson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas for many years a marine biologist and then editor-in-chief of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. She was also the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Sea-Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt the Edge of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Earle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a marine biologist, oceanographer, and National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence. Her books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOcean: An Illustrated Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOxford University Press, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: December 18, 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.6\" H x 8.1\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37913784615098,"sku":"9780190906764","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/seaaroundus.jpg?v=1662920621"},{"product_id":"tending-the-heart-of-virtue-how-classic-stories-awaken-a-childs-moral-imagination","title":"Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFrom Pinocchio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to The Chronicles of Narnia to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, classic children's tales have shaped generations of young people. In recent years, homeschoolers and new classical schools have put these masterpieces of children's literature at the center of their curricula. And these stories continue to be embraced by parents, students, and educators alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTending the Heart of Virtue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Vigen Guroian illuminates the power of classic tales and their impact on the moral imagination. He demonstrates how these stories teach the virtues through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, while he also unveils components of the good, the true, and the beautiful in plot and character. With clarity and elegance, Guroian reads deeply into the classic stories. He demonstrates how these stories challenge and enliven the moral imaginations of children. And he shows the reader how to get \"inside\" of classic stories and communicate their lessons to the child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than two decades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTending the Heart of Virtue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been embraced by parents, guardians, and teachers for whom the stories it discusses are not only beloved classics but repositories of moral wisdom. This new revised edition includes three new chapters and an expanded annotated bibliography in which Guroian interprets such stories as Hans Christian Andersen's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Grimms' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and John Ruskin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrges a deeper reading of classical tales and their impact on the moral imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGears lessons toward parents, students, teachers, and general reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to this Edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas been revised throughout and features three new chapters on such stories as Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling, the Grimms' Cinderella, and John Ruskin's The King of the Golden River with an expanded annotated bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Awakening the Moral Imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 On Becoming a Real Human Child: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePinocchio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Love and Immortality in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Velveteen Rabbit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 Friends and Mentors in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharlottes Web\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBambi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 Evil and Redemption in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 Heroines of Faith and Courage: Princess Irene in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Princess and the Goblin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Lucy in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince Caspian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 The Triumph of Beauty in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 The Goodness of Goodness: The Grimms' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and John Ruskin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9 Obedience and the Path to Perfection in George MacDonald's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wise Woman: A Double\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStory\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConclusion: A Bibliographical Essay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"We need this book because we need children's books, but we have forgotten how to read them. Guroian writes for humbled giants who want to understand how stories develop the virtues and nurture the souls of children―and their parents\" -- Andrew Kern, President, CiRCE Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It's hard not to treasure this book. Guroian conveys profound moral and spiritual truths with impressive scholarship and startling insight in prose as pure and lovely as a child's tale.\" -- David V. Hicks, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Emperor's Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Not only is this book a delight to read, it will also help educators and parents navigate the principles that make reading the classic stories to children so vital to their development. This is a must-read for religious or secular educators and parents.\" -- Carroll Smith, Founder, Charlotte Mason Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUntil his retirement in 2015, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVigen Guroian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He is now a Permanent Senior Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, Senior Fellow at the Center on Law and Religion at Emory University, Distinguished Fellow of the John Jay Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. 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Following a world expert on birdsong from the woods of Martha's Vineyard to the tropical forests of Central America, Don Staop brings to life the quest to unravel this ancient mystery: Why do birds sing and what do their songs really mean?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this creative mixture of reportage, storytelling, and research, Stap distills the complexities of the study of birdsong and unveils a remarkable discovery that sheds light on the mystery of mysteries: why young birds in the suborder oscines--the \"true\" songbirds--must learn their songs while closely related birds are born with their songs genetically encoded. As the story unfolds, Stap contemplates our enduring fascination with birdsong, from ancient pictographs and early Greek soothsayers to the story of Mozart's pet starling. He identifies birds by their specific sounds and calls, and explains the true function of a bird's song, from mating calls to claims of territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a modern, noisy world, it is increasingly difficult to hear the sounds of nature around us. Exploring birdsong takes us to that rare place--in danger of disappearing forever--where one hears only the planet's oldest music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A lucidly written combination of scientific lore and vivid reportage, the book is a thoughtful treatment of one of nature's most beguiling phenomena.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- \"Publishers Weekly\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These birds are a perfect example of the complex learning that goes on in the natural world and the fact that animals group together to form their own culture. 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A man for whom mountaineering was \"a pathway to revelation and worship.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor anyone wishing to more fully understand America's first great environmentalist, and the enormous influence he still exerts today, Donald Worster's biography offers a wealth of insight into the passionate nature of a man whose passion for nature remains unsurpassed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrologue: Muir's Trail -- Chaper 1. The Scottish Lowlands -- Chaper 2. That Glorious Wisconsin Wilderness -- Chaper 3. Climbing the Ice Mountain -- Chaper 4. Border Crossings -- Chaper 5. The Long Walk -- Chaper 6. Paradise Found -- Chaper 7. The Higher Peaks -- Chaper 8. Coming in from the Cold -- Chaper 9. The Shores of Alaska -- Chaper 10. Husbandry -- Chaper 11. A Call to Lead -- Chaper 12. The Company of Green Men -- Chaper 13. Earthquakes -- Chaper 14. The Troubled Nature of Wealth -- Epilogue: Slight Progress Heavenward -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The record of Muir's life that Worster has scrupulously assembled, fascinating in its own right, takes on added significance as Worster sets it in context.\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent new biography of John Muir...\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With this splendid biography, Donald Worster...reminds us of the debt we owe John Muir... Mr. Worster's meticulous research and fluid writing style make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Passion for Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea model of biography.\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"John Muir's battles to preserve the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite Park, his founding of the Sierra Club, his final, bitter, unsuccessful effort to save Hetch Hetchy Valley, his pioneering insights into the geology of the glacial age, and his late Victorian combination of religion and pantheism have been extensively chronicled. What is unique about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Passion for Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the skill with which Worster places Muir in a political context. Worster helps us understand how the love of nature is related to other social movements for equality, that human indifference to the natural world is morally an example of the oppressive hierarchies that mar our history.\" --Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Donald Worster's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an engagingly written, adroitly balanced appraisal that places its subject within the emerging environmental consciousness of the late 19th century. Drawing on a host of letters and journals, Worster, a highly regarded historian of environmental movements, composes a complete and completely appealing picture of a more complicated man than we thought we knew.\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A towering biography of a towering figure! John Muir is one of those very few Americans who reshaped the way we saw the world. This volume, from one of our most eminent historians, makes clear both the sources and the meaning of Muir's great and wild epiphany.\" --Bill McKibben, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bill McKibben Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...this marvelously fluent portrait of the man who sought to establish 'an ethic of environmental restraint' a century ago and whose powerful arguments still hold.\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Worster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas and the author of many books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA River Running West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(OUP 2000);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the Ecological Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(OUP 1993); and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder Western Skies: Nature and History in the American West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(OUP 1993)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub. 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Readers with a general interest in American history will find it engaging and richly illuminating. Specialists will find it packed with a wealth of fine detail. And scholars will appreciate the close attention to the sources, evidenced by more than 100 pages of notes, appendices, bibliographical commentaries, and scholarly apparatus. The maps are excellent, illustrations numerous and skillfully interpreted, and the prose sprightly and polished....Educational and though-provoking without ever bogging down in pedanticism.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hackett Fischer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. 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