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Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature
by Lorraine Anderson
from Vintage
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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A NEW WAY OF SEEING
This book lets us see how to be fully alive.I was especaly captivated by all the authers bieng WOMEN. A BOOK YOU MUST READ AND REFLECT ON.ALSO A USEFULL TOOL FOR RESEARCH.
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Such an Awesome Book!
I enjoyed this book so much I bought 2 more to give to friends as gifts.
For anyone who enjoys nature, poetry, women's prose, or all of these - you need this book! Guaranteed to have something in it that will touch your heart.
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It's Not Just For Women!
I've assigned Lorraine Anderson's Sisters of the Earth in my nature writing and literature classes since it first came out. I teach at a co-ed college and both male as well as female students identify with its strong sense of place as well as its sincere approach to concerns regarding nature. In course reviews, they tell me, "Assign this book again!" The eloquence of both prose and poetry in this book is as startling as the heron landing just now on the shore of my Mississippi River house as I write this... more info
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Anthology of short bits by women naturalists
Naturalists is perhaps too narrow a word choice for the one hundred contributors to this anthology; I suspect only a few would use that word when describing themselves. Their ages span more than a century, so the style of writing varies widely, but each has something quite special to share with a reader looking for a few moments of luminousness or quiet revelation in the midst of a busy day.
Here's one of my favorite bits, and I'm paraphrasing: Men climb mountains to conquer them; women climb mountains... more info
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