Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade Nature_Gift_Guide Battling icy peaks

Battling icy peaks

while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us

Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours

then the not-so-small things

Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade Nature_Gift_Guide Battling icy peaksFrom Nathaniel Rich, author of Losing Earth, comes a beautifully told exploration of our post natural world that points the way to a new mode of ecological writing. We live in a time when scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to poison the blood of every living creature. No rock, leaf, or