{"product_id":"elementals-an-elemental-life-vol-5-paperback","title":"Elementals: An Elemental Life, Vol. 5 - 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\u003eJohn Hausdoerffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGavin Van Horn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBruce Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Elemental Life, Volume 5\u003c\/em\u003e of the 5-Volume \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElementals \u003c\/em\u003eseries, is a stunning collection of essays, poetry, and stories that illuminate the dynamic relationships between people and place, human and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enonhuman life, mind and the material world, and the living energies that make all life possible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf the elements are kin to one another, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements? Asking this question encourages a perspective shift from interacting with the elementals to partaking in their being. The stories and poems in this volume bring the elements into conversation with one another in order to open awareness, heighten connection, and offer practices that can help us live more elementally. Welcome to \u003cem\u003eAn Elemental Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eElementals\u003c\/em\u003e series explores how people from various cultures across the planet have worked with these powerful forces of change and regeneration to shape landscapes and deepen personal and place-based relationships. Contributors for \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Elemental Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Volume 5 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003einclude: Gavin Van Horn - Bruce Jennings - John Hausdoerffer - David George Haskell - Suzanne Kelly - Marie Fuhrman - Elizabeth J. Coleman - Yakuta Poonawalla - Leeanna T. Torres - Sean Hill - Liz Beachy G?mez - Sophie Strand - Matthew Olzmann - Allison Adelle Hedge Coke - David Macauley - Joerg Rieger - Brenda Hillman - Carina Lyall - Priyanka Kumar - Heather Swan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith compelling stories and insightful reflections, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Elemental Life, Volume 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how people are working with, adapting to, and cocreating relational depth and ecological diversity by respectfully attending to the elemental forces that shape our everyday worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProceeds from sales of \u003cem\u003eElementals \u003c\/em\u003ebenefit the nonprofit organization Center for Humans \u0026amp; Nature, home to a press and farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Humans \u0026amp; Nature Press shares ideas that build community and inspire action. Humans \u0026amp; Nature Farm is a place where ideas take root. The Center is a place to experience human connection with nature and consider our responsibilities to the whole community of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hausdoerffer \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been the author or coeditor of numerous books on the intersection of environmental ethics and social justice, including \u003cem\u003eCatlin's Lament\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWildness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhat Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKinship\u003c\/em\u003e. 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