Lev Parikian - Into the Tangled Bank : In Which Our Author Ventures Ou

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The Author Name is Lev Parikian
The Title is Into the Tangled Bank : In Which Our Author Ventures Outdoors to Consider the British in Nature

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'Funny, accessible and full of wonders - a genuine breath of fresh air.' - Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley Lev Parikian is on a journey to discover the quirks, habits and foibles of how the British experience nature. Open a window, hear the birds calling and join him. --------- It's often said that the British are a nation of nature lovers but what does that really mean? For some it's watching racer snakes chase iguanas on TV as David Attenborough narrates, a visit to the zoo to convene with the chimps for others it's a far-too-ambitious clamber up a mountain, the thrilling spectacle of a rare bird in flight. Lev Parikian sets out to explore the many, and particular, ways that he, and we, experience the natural world - beginning face down on the pavement outside his home, then moving outwards to garden, local patch, wildlife reserve, craggy coastline and as far afield as the dark hills of Skye. He visits the haunts of famous nature lovers - reaching back to the likes of Charles Darwin, Etta Lemon, Gavin Maxwell, John Clare and Emma Turner - to examine their insatiable curiosity and follow in their footsteps. And everywhere he meets not only nature, but nature lovers of all varieties: ramblers, dog-walkers, photographers loving couples, striding singles, families kite-flyers, den-builders, grass-loungers young whippersnappers, old farts, middle-aged ne'er-do-wells beginners, specialists, all-rounders or just people out for a stroll in the sun. Warm, humorous and full of telling detail, Into the Tangled Bank puts the idiosyncrasies of 'how we are in nature' under the microscope. And in doing so, it reveals how our collective relationship with nature has changed over the centuries, what our actions mean for nature and what being a nature lover in Britain might mean today.

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