{"product_id":"nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-paperback-1","title":"Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters - 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\u003eAngela E. Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year.\u003c\/b\u003e In weekly letters, Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of \"strategic neglect\"--sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first flowers of spring to cardinals singing in the winter, Douglas shows us the magic of welcoming unexpected plant and animal life into one's backyard. A paean to the richness we find when we stop to look and let be, \u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the role humble backyards play both in conservation efforts and in an expanded appreciation of the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela E. Douglas is Emerita Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor Emerita of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSymbiotic Interactions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInsects and Their Beneficial Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Microbiome Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.19 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47504225698013,"sku":"9781501768118","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/b2J2ZmVnOEk3cEhQbmxxdXRwbjJKQT09_77207b83-6533-456c-907e-8fc0b681ec80.webp?v=1772068768","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}