The Eight Master Lessons of Nature
What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World
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Gary Ferguson
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A riveting manifesto for the millions of people who long to forge a more vital, meaningful connection to the natural world to live a better, more fulfilling life
Looking around at the world today - a world of skyscrapers, super highways, melting ice caps, and rampant deforestation - it is easy to feel that humanity has actively severed its ties with nature. It’s no wonder that we are starving to rediscover a connection with the natural world.
With new insights into the inner workings of nature's wonders, Gary Ferguson presents a fascinating exploration into how many of the most remarkable aspects of nature are hardwired into our very DNA. What emerges is a dazzling web of connections that holds powerful clues about how to better navigate our daily lives.
Through cutting-edge data and research, drawing on science, psychology, history, and philosophy, The Eight Master Lessons of Nature will leave listeners with a feeling of hope, excitement, and joy. It is a dazzling statement about the powers of physical, mental, and spiritual wellness that come from reclaiming our relationship with Mother Nature. Lessons about mystery, loss, the fine art of rising again, how animals make us smarter, and how the planet’s elders make us better at life are unforgettable and transformative.
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By: Jim Robbins
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Believers
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- Narrated by: Lisa Wells
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Like many of us, Lisa Wells has spent years overwhelmed by news of apocalyptic-scale climate change and a coming sixth extinction. She did not need to be convinced of the stakes. But what can be done? Wells embarked on a pilgrimage, seeking answers in dedicated communities - outcasts and visionaries - on the margins of society.
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I believe
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By: Lisa Wells
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A Most Remarkable Creature
- The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
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An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history.
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I don't leave reviews often, but . . .
- By Steven L Peck on 06-24-21
By: Jonathan Meiburg
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The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life
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- Narrated by: Boyd Varty
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Know how to navigate, don’t worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful lion tracking and a life of fulfillment. When we join Boyd Varty and his two friends tracking lions, we are immersed in the South African bush, and, although we learn some of the skills required for actual tracking, the takeaways are the strategies that can be applied to our everyday lives.
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Stimulating
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How to Raise a Wild Child
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- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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American children today spend 90 percent less time playing outdoors than their parents did; instead they spend an average of seven hours a day interacting with a screen. Scott Sampson asserts that not only does exposure to nature help relieve stress, depression, and attention deficits, but it also reduces bullying and helps boost academic scores. Even more important are the long-term benefits linked to cognitive, emotional, and moral development.
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Should be a requirement for parents to read...
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By: Scott Sampson
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The Smell of Rain on Dust
- Grief and Praise
- By: Martín Prechtel
- Narrated by: Martín Prechtel
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Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture - how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community.
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Grief is Praise and Love
- By Jericho V. Thorp on 10-02-21
By: Martín Prechtel
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The Hidden Life of Trees
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- By: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known. In The Hidden Life of Trees, forester Peter Wohlleben puts groundbreaking scientific discoveries into a language everyone can relate to.
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Tree Hugger
- By Darwin8u on 04-18-19
By: Peter Wohlleben
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Racing the Clock
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- By: Bernd Heinrich
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age 39, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age. Why do some bodies age differently than others? How much control do we have over that process, and what effect, if any, does being active have?
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A masterpiece on nature, running and our mortality and how they are beautifully intertwined.
- By outsideD on 07-20-24
By: Bernd Heinrich
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The Biophilia Effect
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The audiobook edition of the best seller in Germany, The Biophilia Effect transforms our understanding of our interconnection with nature - and shows us how to engage the natural world wherever we live for greater health, inspiration, rejuvenation, and spiritual sustenance.
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Patchy narration repairs.
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By: Clemens G. Arvay
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The Open-Air Life
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In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces listeners to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones’ time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa.
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Good, inspiring book!
- By Anonymous User on 11-18-24
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Song of Increase
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The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase" - declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom humanity has shared a sacred bond for millennia. Within these minutes is a bee-centric approach to living with honeybees, rather than advice for simply maximizing the products they provide.
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Couldn't Get Past the First Few Chapters
- By Stephen Hopper on 06-10-17
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The Lives of a Cell
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- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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In The Lives of a Cell, Dr. Lewis Thomas opens up to the listener a universe of knowledge and perception that is perhaps not wholly unfamiliar to the research scientist; but the world he explores is also one of men and women, of complex interrelationships, old ironies, peculiar powers, and intricate languages that give identity to the alienated and direction to the dependent. This remarkable work offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us - a sense of what gives life - from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject.
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So enlightening and enjoyable!
- By Flora on 03-15-18
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The Thing with Feathers
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- By: Noah Strycker
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Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, and other mysteries.
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Interesting book, terrible reader
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Gods, Wasps and Stranglers
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They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers, rain forest royalty, more precious than gold. They are the fig trees, and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. Gods, Wasps and Stranglers tells their amazing story. Fig trees fed our prehuman ancestors, influenced diverse cultures, and played key roles in the dawn of civilization.
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Incredible research in a wonderful story
- By Alonsa Guevara on 11-24-22
By: Mike Shanahan
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The poetic language used for scientific ideas
Beautifully written reminder of the importance of our connection with nature! This book is vital to our healing
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Stupendous book!
Easily one of the best books I have ever read.
I am 74 and I've read a lot of books. 🙂
Thank you Mr. Ferguson.
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- alan m garcia
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A good listen.
It was a good perspective shift. I was able to reframe thoughts as I listened.
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- 02-23-22
Lessons
Beautifully written and read. Lessons we need to review over and over. I would definitely recommend it.
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- Desert Reader
- 03-24-21
Pacifier
Disappointing. Ultimately, the ideal distraction, the perfect pacifier for those who selfishly want to believe “there’s no action for you to take, no problem to solve, no plans to make. Only the shade, the sun, the sound of the breeze in the leaves.” An eloquent defense of human inaction to try to help where we have created so much hurt—to use the dwindling amount of beauty remaining in nature to make humans feel better about the devastation we have brought to Earth.
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- Jan IJff
- 08-19-20
Came recommended but not for me
Has some nice anecdotes but it’s all very circumstantial. Would liked it to have more ‘meat’. Narrator has some kind of lisp which disturbed me.
Wasn’t able to return it so stuck with it 😓
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