{"product_id":"noticing-intimate-encounters-with-the-natural-world","title":"Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World","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\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Richard Louv would like you to live a beautiful life. He wants you to see how easy, how free and freeing this can be. This book is a how-to manual for getting back your soul.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Safina, author of Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Richard Louv's book is like a gentle prescription for our times--an invitation not just to go outside, but to truly step into nature with intention and attention. Through reflective storytelling and practical guidance, he encourages readers to engage all their senses, notice more deeply, and cultivate a richer connection with the natural world, themselves, and one another. In doing so, he offers a simple yet profound path to nurturing ourselves and hope for the future.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePooja Tandon M.D., MPH, Professor of General Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard Louv\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of ten books, including \n\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, The Nature Principle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eVitamin N.\u003c\/i\u003e Translated into twenty languages, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, families, and communities to nature. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of the nonprofit Children \u0026amp; Nature Network, which supports a new nature movement. Louv has written for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Outside \u003c\/i\u003emagazine \n\u003ci\u003e, Orion Magazine, Parents, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. He appears regularly on national radio and TV, and lectures throughout the world. In 2008, he was awarded the Audubon Medal. Prior recipients have included Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, President Jimmy Carter, and Sir David Attenborough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[Louv] moves back and forth from lyrical descriptions of connection to nature to impassioned concern about the future of the planet to a certain mild skepticism toward those who believe they are empowered to speak for nature...His thoughtful, encouraging approach makes it easy for readers to follow in his footsteps. A gentle guide to connecting with the non-human world.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Richard Louv's \n\u003ci\u003e Noticing\u003c\/i\u003e isn't nature writing as usual, it's an invitation to meet the more-than-human world through all the senses. Drawing on research, mindfulness practices, Indigenous wisdom, and intimate encounters in the biodiverse California wilderness, Louv shows us that there's far more to the outdoors than what meets the eye. The result is a beautiful ode to wonder--and a reminder that our capacity for enchantment is a skill we can relearn.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Åkeson McGurk, author of The Open-Air Life and There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Richard Louv is one of today's most discerning observers of the natural world and our place in it, and \n\u003ci\u003eNoticing \u003c\/i\u003eis his most personal and intimate book yet. It is full of grace and full of wonder. A beautiful guide to being present, reconnecting, caring, healing, and thriving.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Frumkin, Former Director of CDC National Center for Environmental Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Richard Louv has created a 'multi-being' in the form of a book illustrating, all the senses needed to fully attend to this wonderful, divergent world. No single species can do this, but \n\u003ci\u003eNoticing, \u003c\/i\u003efilled with Richard's observations and the sensory insights of many others, human and nonhuman, is as close as you are ever going to get.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn Albrecht, author of Earth Emotions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"What a gift! And so needed. Rich Louv's Noticing is simultaneously informative and inspiring, uplifting and grounded. Reading his words, I found myself laughing out loud at times. Moments later, I was on the verge of tears. With humor and heart, scholarship and practicality, Rich provides a path forward for healing human relationships with the rest of nature.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Charles, Ph.D., International Co-Chair of IUCN's NatureForAll and Co-Founder of Children \u0026amp; Nature Network\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Blending rich storytelling with research and ancestral ways of knowing, Louv shows how deep noticing can reawaken our senses and renew our bond with nature. This inspiring book reminds us that when we slow down and observe with care, the world becomes more alive--and so do we.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Jewell, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is no better example of the importance of 'taking time to smell the roses' and to appreciate the animal beings with whom we share space--often in our backyards--than Louv's new outstanding book \u003ci\u003eNoticing.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Nature writer extraordinaire...Louv does not restate the obvious about nature's wonders; instead, he asserts how significant contact with nature can be as we embrace computer screens, AI, and ever-increasing reality distortion...Not self-help and yet enormously helpful, \u003ci\u003eNoticing...\u003c\/i\u003eencourages readers to reflect on nature beyond what can be seen with the naked eye...Thoughtful, timely, and achingly beautiful, this is a book to savor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eColleen Mondor\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781643753034, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781643753034, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496241922326,"sku":"9781643753034","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781643753034.jpg?v=1783057989","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/noticing-intimate-encounters-with-the-natural-world","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}