{"product_id":"the-small-heart-of-things-being-at-home-in-a-beckoning-world-paperback","title":"The Small Heart of Things: Being at Home in a Beckoning World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerry Tempest Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Small Heart of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether it's a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan to Istanbul. The narrative spans the common--and often contested--ground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuided by the belief of Rainer Maria Rilke that \"everything beckons us to perceive it,\" Hoffman explores the area around the Prespa Lakes, the first transboundary park in the Balkans, shared by Greece, Albania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. From there he travels widely to regions rarely written about, exploring the idea that home is wherever we happen to be if we accord that place our close and patient attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Small Heart of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about looking and listening. It incorporates travel and natural history writing that interweaves human stories with those of wild creatures. Distinguished by Hoffman's belief that through awareness, curiosity, and openness we have the potential to forge abiding relationships with a range of places, it illuminates how these many connections can teach us to be at home in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJULIAN HOFFMAN is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Small Heart of Things: Being at Home in a Beckoning World \u003c\/i\u003e(Georgia), which won the 2012 AWP Award Series for Creative Nonfiction and the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature. He was also the winner of the Terrain.org Nonfiction Prize and has written for \u003ci\u003eEarthLines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeloit Fiction Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBriar Cliff Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlyway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedwood Coast Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilk Road Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Humanities Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in northwestern Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Outdoor Book Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468546130173,"sku":"9780820347578","price":32.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Y0ZKU0dFRVlnOE1JbnlncDNoRHd4dz09.webp?v=1777290412","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-small-heart-of-things-being-at-home-in-a-beckoning-world-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}