{"product_id":"concrete-botany-the-ecology-of-plants-in-the-age-of-human-disturbance","title":"Concrete Botany: The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoey Santore\u003c\/b\u003e is the misanthropic Chicago Italian creator and host of \n\u003ci\u003eCrime Pays but Botany Doesn't\u003c\/i\u003e. A self-described \"tender bastard beneath an epidermis covered in spines, caustic sap, \u0026amp; irritating hairs,\" Joey is the writer, director, producer, editor, and talent behind the brand's many videos, podcasts, and written missives. He's into botany, taxonomy, evolution, and toilet humor. Joey's everyman's approach to plant ecology and evolution is adored by millions of plant and nature lovers worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINTRODUCTION \n\u003cbr\u003eChapter One l The Anthropocene and Human Domination of Earth \n\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two l The Biosphere as a Living Machine \n\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three l Unintentional Ecosystems and the Plants Found in Them \n\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four l Embracing the Living World \n\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY \n\u003cbr\u003eRECOMMENDED READING LIST \n\u003cbr\u003eHOW DO I LEARN TO IDENTIFY PLANTS? \n\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR \n\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS \n\u003cbr\u003eINDEX \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Finally, a book about botany that meets you where you are: in your front yard, in a junkyard, in the school yard. Joey Santore reminds us that nature isn't a distant place we go visit on a Sunday afternoon--it's growing out of a crack in the sidewalk, right now. Concrete Botany is a raw and passionate account of Santore's hardscrabble botanizing adventures, and a rebellious manifesto for living on Earth in the twenty-first century.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Stewart, author of The Tree Collectors, The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"To use Rap as a reference, if Joey Santore's YouTube channel, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't, is his celebrated mixtapes, then his first book, Concrete Botany, is his Illmatic! What Hunter S. Thompson did for Vegas and Anthony Bourdain did for vegetables, Joey Santore does for vegetation. This is the journey journal of the World Champion of the endemic and endangered.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLupe Fiasco, Rapper, Visiting Scholar \u0026amp; Professor MIT and Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Concrete Botany is a much-needed contemporary look at the subject of land ethics, observations of the natural world, and new botanical perspectives! Joey is THE modern day botanist, explorer, naturalist, and teacher we all need... with a delivery that cannot be replicated!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyle Lybarger, Forester and Conservation Consultant, founder of the Native Habitat Project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Concrete Botany is a wonderful guide to understanding the nuances of plant life, delivered with a raw honesty and infectious curiosity that only Joey Santore could provide. He doesn't just teach; he inspires you to look closer, to question, and to really appreciate the botanical world around you. If you're looking for a fresh take on nature, Concrete Botany is an absolute must-read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Haritan, Nature Educator and Founder of Learn Your Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Concrete Botany delivers the origin story of Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't, but more than that, it develops a coherent philosophy, akin to biophilia, on the importance of the plants native to a place--all the while dishing out misanthropy and botany in equal measures. It gave me a new appreciation for the importance of native plants and how gardeners (guerrilla or otherwise) can help heal the scars left by mankind.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Zona, Ph.D., Botanist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Like its author, Concrete Botany is as brainy as it is brusque. Readers can expect cussing, unapologetic distancing from performative environmentalism, and moments of vulnerability that make Santore approachable for imperfect beginners.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eKatie Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ethings wild \u0026amp; pretty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e* \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e* \u003c\/i\u003eIndependent Press Bestseller \u003ci\u003e* \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcrete Botany is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelivered in his raw and unapologetic yet botanically accurate tone, \n\u003cb\u003eJoey Santore--the unforgettable host of \u003ci\u003eCrime Pays but Botany Doesn't\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--offers an often unsettling view of human-caused ecological destruction and its impact on the natural ecosystems our very lives depend on. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe choices of modern civilization have led to a f***ed-up planet, scraped bare and covered in concrete and invasive species. We've wiped out entire ecosystems, moved invasive plants to new continents where they don't belong, and, in a few hundred years, we've managed to muck up the intricate balance of a planet that has been evolving for eons. \n\u003cb\u003eThe consequences of our actions are now at our doorstep, ready to strike a match.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not all is lost. In this groundbreaking examination of plants and their role in the Anthropocene (the age of human disturbance), we see light through the cracks in the concrete and learn that \n\u003cb\u003ehumanity's course correction starts with an understanding of plant ecology.\u003c\/b\u003e With this knowledge comes the realization that the lives of humans and plants are interconnected in ways humans cannot live without. Plants are the base of every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet, and their presence can heal the damage humanity has caused. Our willingness to \n\u003cb\u003erestore native plant communities and the biodiversity they support \u003c\/b\u003e(starting in our immediate surroundings) is an essential first step in the right direction. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile returning every abandoned brownfield and old rail corridor into a native plant-filled, fully restored ecosystem may be out of reach for the average citizen, \n\u003cb\u003efostering the native ecology and biodiversity of our own backyards\u003c\/b\u003e is not. \n\u003ci\u003eConcrete Botany\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately about how the choices we make as individuals can help ensure humanity's survival on a very disturbed and rapidly changing planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Cool Springs Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496199880982,"sku":"9780760391884","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780760391884.jpg?v=1783057379","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/concrete-botany-the-ecology-of-plants-in-the-age-of-human-disturbance","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}