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The Country of Language

by Scott Russell Sanders · 1999

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Scott Russell Sanders argues that people need to find a sense of "at-homeness" in the natural world because moments of interaction with the nonhuman world - whether one is transfixed by the sight of a great blue heron or enchanted by the voice of a creek - restore sanity and courage in the face of life's trials.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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writerswritersMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
short · 162 pages

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