{"product_id":"the-paradise-notebooks","title":"The Paradise Notebooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paradise Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and fascinating fact.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of twenty-one pairs of short essays, Nevle and Nightingale contemplate the natural phenomena found in the Sierra Nevada. From granite to aspen, to fire, to a rare, endemic species of butterfly, these essay pairs explore the natural history and mystical wonder of each element with a balanced and captivating touch. As they weave in vignettes from their ninety-mile backpacking trip across the range, Nevle and Nightingale powerfully reconceive the Sierra Nevada as both earthly matter and transcendental offering, letting us into a reality in which nature holds just as much spiritual importance as it does physical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time of rapid environmental degradation, \u003ci\u003eThe Paradise Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a way forward—a whole-minded, learned, loving attention to place that rekindles our joyful relationship with the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale. Illustrations by Mattias Lanas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573283750070,"sku":"9781501762697","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501762697.jpg?v=1728051297","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-paradise-notebooks","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}