Thematic table of contents. Observing and classifying the world: Naturalists close to home ; Explorers -- Encounters with and among creatures -- Defining spaces : edens, edges, wilderness, and urban life -- Working (with) the land and animals -- Dwelling in place -- Knowing nature, knowing ourselves: Natural phenomena ; Appreciating the physical and metaphysical ; Death and continuous creation ; Truth, perception and meaning ; Left foot/right foot : experience and reflection -- Saving and being saved by nature.
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