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Jim Crumley Libri

    Jim Crumley è un celebrato scrittore di natura le cui opere esplorano principalmente il paesaggio e la fauna selvatica della Scozia. La sua prosa è appassionata, ispiratrice e visionaria, catturando con sensibilità la maestosità del mondo naturale. Riconosciuto come uno dei principali scrittori di natura attualmente attivi in Gran Bretagna, Crumley offre ai lettori una prospettiva unica sulla natura selvaggia. La sua scrittura invita a una profonda connessione con l'ambiente e la sua profonda bellezza.

    The Nature of Autumn
    The Nature of Spring
    Portrait of Edinburgh
    The Nature of Winter
    The Nature of Summer
    West Highland Landscape

    • The Nature of Summer

      • 240pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      The final instalment in the acclaimed Seasons series, which interrogates how climate change has disrupted the natural rhythm of the seasons. It has attracted widespread praise and prize attention; Jim's passionate stance on climate chaos and the need for rewilding chimes with an increasingly eco-aware public.

      The Nature of Summer
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    • The Nature of Winter

      • 230pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      During winter, dark days of wild storms can give way to the perfect, glistening stillness of frost-encrusted winter landscapes it is the stuff of wonder and beauty, of nature at its utmost. In The Nature of Winter, Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience firsthand the chaos and the quiet solitude of nature's rest period. He bears witness to the lives of remarkable animals such as golden eagles, red deer and even whales as they battle intemperate weather and the turbulence of climate change. In the snow Jim discovers ancient footsteps that lead him to reflect on the journey of his personal nature-writing life a journey that takes in mountain legends, dear departed friends and an enduring fascination and deep love for nature. Simply, he evokes winter in all its drama, in all its pathos, in all its glory."--Back cover

      The Nature of Winter
      4,2

    • The Nature of Spring

      Spring marks the genesis of nature's year. As Earth's northern hemisphere tilts ever more towards the life-giving sun, the icy, dark days of winter gradually yield to the new season's intensifying light and warmth. Nature responds... Jim chronicles it all: the wonder, the tumult, the spectacle of spring.

      The Nature of Spring
      3,7

    • The Nature of Autumn

      An intimate - and deeply personal - portrait of a moody and majestic British autumn.

      The Nature of Autumn
      3,7