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Book Reviews

Book Review: Rescue Dogs: Where They Come From, Why They Act the Way They Do, and How to Love Them Well

November 29, 2019November 27, 2019 by Jacki Skole

Pete Paxton hesitated upon hearing the command, “Jump inside.” Inside the trench, which was more than one hundred feet long, six feet wide, and six feet deep, lay dogs in …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Pets

Book Review: Defending Giants: The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics

November 8, 2019 by John Yunker

A decade ago, not long after moving to Oregon, I traveled to Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park where I entered an old-growth coast redwood forest for the first time. To …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, History, Nonfiction, Trees, University of Washington Press

Book Review: Gardenland: Nature, Fantasy, and Everyday Practice

October 13, 2019 by John Yunker

When you hear the word “garden” do you picture something like this: Or do you picture something more like this: The fact that these are both “gardens” illustrates just how …

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Categories Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Essays, Gardening, Nonfiction, Organic Farming, University of Georgia Press

Book Review: The Humane Gardener

October 7, 2019 by John Yunker

What in the world could be inhumane about gardening? Plenty, it turns out, thanks to this beautifully produced and incredibly important book by Nancy Lawson: The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Gardening, Insects, Nonfiction, Organic Farming, Princeton Architectural Press, Trees, Veganism

Muri

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 by Jacki Skole

As Arctic sea ice melts, what, if any, responsibility do humans have for the animals whose very existence is threatened? It’s a question worth considering as temperatures rise and sea …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Fiction

OINK

October 4, 2019 by JoeAnn Hart

OINK Book Review by JoeAnn Hart Exisle Publishing, November 2019 By Renée Hollis There is a saying in the book reviewer world, that if you review a book with a …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Pets

Review: Edge of Awe: Experiences of the Malheur-Steens Country

September 29, 2019September 24, 2019 by John Yunker

Funny how a word can change on you. When I moved to Oregon nearly a decade ago, I first heard about the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, about the Steens mountain …

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Categories Birds, Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Essays, History, Hunting, Nonfiction, Oregon State University Press, What we're reading, Wolves

Braiding Sweetgrass: Finding a way through environmental despair

December 26, 2020September 7, 2019 by John Yunker

At the ASLE conference earlier this summer I heard this book referenced in a number of sessions. And now, having read it, I realize why. Braiding Sweetgrass is a rich …

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Categories Animal Rights, Anthropocene, Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, History, Hunting, Milkweed Press, Nonfiction, Oceans, Trees

Book Review: Katy’s Song by Alison Reese

August 23, 2019 by Midge Raymond

Katy’s Song by Alison Reese is a warm, witty vegan love story, perfect for any romance reader as well as a fun read for vegans and those interested in vegan …

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Categories Book Reviews, Fiction, Veganism

Allowed to Grow Old, Portraits of Elderly Animals From Farm Sanctuaries

August 21, 2019 by JoeAnn Hart

By Isa Leshko Foreword by Sy Montgomery Essays by Gene Baur and Anne Wilkes Tucker University of Chicago Press, 2019 First, a disclaimer. While I wouldn’t call it a sanctuary, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Conservation, Essays, Nonfiction, Veganism

The Greening of Literature by Gretchen Primack

July 25, 2019 by Midge Raymond

We are thrilled to present this talk by Gretchen Primack, given at the ASLE conference at the University of California, Davis, on June 28, 2019, as part of the session …

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