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	Ultra Literary Alička Pistek
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English

SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW

Kristin Ohlson

Nature Is More Cooperative Than We Think

A perfect follow up to the bestselling phenomenon The Hidden Life of Trees, Ohlson explores the subtle ways in which nature is in constant collaboration to the betterment of all species.

Ohlson's passion for the connection between nature, science, and society is the focus of her book. She explores the subtle ways in which nature is in constant collaboration to the betterment of all species. She posits that while a number of sociological and even political factors may have led to the modern science focus on Darwin's survival of the fittest model, recent years have given rise to a quite different theory called mutualism. From the bear that discards the remainders of his salmon dinner on the forest ground, to the bright coral reefs of Cuba, and even ancient Greek philosophy, Ohlson brilliantly shows readers not only the connectivity lying beneath the surface in natural ecosystems, but why it's so important for humans to incorporate that understanding into our interaction with nature, and also with each other.

Kristin Ohlson is an award winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book, The Soil Will Save Us (Rodale, 2014) won the "Books for a Better Life" award in the Green category. The book has also lead to countless speaking engagements, interviews in three separate upcoming environmental documentaries, and an invitation from Bernie Sanders to speak in front of the Senate.. She's a frequent contributor to Discover magazine and has published articles and essays in a print and online, including the Smithsonian, the Christian Science Monitor, Salon, Gourmet, New Scientist, Oprah, Ladies Home Journal, and others. Ohlson is also author of the memoir, Stalking the Divine, which won the American Society of Journalists and Authors' 2004 Best Nonfiction Book award, and co-author of the New York Times bestselling Kabul Beauty School.

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Book Published 2022-09-06 by Patagonia
Book Published 2022-09-06 by Patagonia

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Ms. Ohlson, the author of "The Soil Will Save Us," argues here that the planet itself can save us, if only we would shed our lordly, anthropocentric attitude to nature and become more like a partner... Ms. Ohlson's most heartening examples of cooperation, though, involve coalitions of farmers, scientists, bureaucrats, and environmentalists working together on methods of regenerative farming, and on practices that eschew tillage as well as chemicals, that emphasize ground cover, local seeds and a diversity of cash crops within the same field. Once reintegrated into the dance of life, such farms, the author asserts, are no less productive, more profitable, and truly sustainable. Read more...

The book challenges traditional ideas of competition in nature and emphasizes, instead, the ways that organisms and relationships in nature work cooperatively for a greater good. Read more...

Despite the popular notion that nature is a 'vicious and never-ending battle of survival for meager resources,' Ohlson makes a solid case that the opposite is often true... Alongside the fascinating case studies, Ohlson reflects on her own connection to nature in the oft-lyrical prose: "The wild grasses dried into tiny lacerating spears; if I stepped into them, my mother would be at my feet with tweezers and a needle, its tip still hot and black from being held to a flame... This is as charming as it is enlightening. Read more...

A rich and fascinating book, Sweet in Tooth and Claw is stunning in its vision of how, by embracing nature's cooperative, generous spirit, human beings might do part of the great work of helping the planet and its inhabitants to thrive. Read more...

Kristin Ohlson shows in this inspiring field-trip of a book, nature is full of ecosystems that thrive on harmony and balance rather than division and conflict.

...Ohlson makes a compelling argument for working together and taking a lesson from the many instances of cooperation in nature.

This book is full of stories of generosity in nature. It is a testament to the importance of a healthy biodiversity, and dispels the widely accepted premise of survival of the fittest. Read more...