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Author:
Robert Michael Pyle
Publisher:
Counterpoint
Date:
September 15, 2020
Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays contains sixteen pieces that encompass the philosophy, ethic, and aesthetic of Robert Michael Pyle. The essays range from Pyle's experience as a young national park ranger in the Sierra Nevada to the streets of Manhattan; from the suburban jungle to the tangles of the written word; and from the phenomenon of Bigfoot to that of the Big Year--a personal exercise in extreme birding and butterflying.
What The Reviewers Say
At their best, Mr. Pyle’s essays are an invitation to surprise.
... what Pyle truly desires is to encourage readers to get outside, take in the details of nature, and avoid at all costs what he calls the 'Extinction of Experience'.
In this thoughtful collection, biologist Pyle (Tidewater Reach) examines the natural world and humanity’s place in it. Each essay reads as a standalone piece, though the ideas within benefit from closeness to one another.
