{"product_id":"shelter-and-storm","title":"Shelter and Storm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving mindfully with nature during a time of uncertainty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e In the midst of the environmental crises of the early twenty-first century, Tamara Dean sought a way to live lightly on the planet. Her quest drew her to a landscape unlike any other: the Driftless area of Wisconsin, a region untouched by glaciers, marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, capped with forests and laced with cold, spring-fed streams. There, she confronted, in ways large and small, the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change—an experience at once soul-stirring and practical that she recounts in \u003ci\u003eShelter and Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dean’s boundless curiosity and gift for storytelling imbue these essays with urgency and a sense of adventure. She invites readers to share in her discoveries while hunting for water, learning that a persistent weed could be food, or burning a hayfield to recreate a prairie. Contending with the fallout of fires, floods, and tornadoes, she offers responses to natural disasters that reflect the importance of community, now and for generations to come. Whether tracking down a rare, blue-glowing firefly, engineering a beaver-friendly waterway to appease a dying neighbor, or building a house of earthen blocks, Dean unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Keenly attentive to the stakes for our planet’s future—and the implications of extreme weather, shifting agricultural practices, and political divides—\u003ci\u003eShelter and Storm \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates a thoughtful way forward for anyone concerned about climate change and its far-reaching consequences or for anyone searching, as Dean has, for a more sustainable way to live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"dean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53624113889660,"sku":"9781517918569","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781517918569.jpg?v=1742477180","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/shelter-and-storm","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}