{"product_id":"9781681687421","title":"A Sand County Almanac","description":"A classic work of nature writing--now in a spectacularly illustrated gift edition\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Aldo Leopold's \u003ci\u003eA Sand County Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world. Hailed for prose that is \"full of beauty and vigor and bite\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), it is perhaps the finest example of nature writing since Thoreau's Walden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Now this classic work is available in a completely redesigned and lavishly illustrated gift edition, featuring over one hundred beautiful full-color pictures by Michael Sewell, one of the country's leading nature photographers. Sewell, whose work has graced the pages of \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSierra\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, walked Leopold's property in Wisconsin and shot these photographs specifically for this edition, allowing readers to see Sand County as Leopold saw it. The resulting layout is spectacular. But the heart of the book remains Leopold's carefully rendered observations of nature. Here we follow Leopold throughout the year, from January to December, as he walks about the rural Wisconsin landscape, watching a woodcock dance skyward in golden afternoon light, or spying a rough-legged hawk dropping like a feathered bomb on its prey. And perhaps most important are Leopold's trenchant comments throughout the book on our abuse of the land and on what we must do to preserve this invaluable treasure. This edition also includes two of Leopold's most eloquent essays on conservation, \"The Land Ethic\" and \"Marshland Elegy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  With this gift edition of \u003ci\u003eA Sand County Almanac,\u003c\/i\u003e a new generation of readers can walk beside one of America's most respected naturalists as he conveys the beauty of a marsh before sunrise or the wealth of history to be found in an ancient oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  About the Author:  Michael Sewell is a widely recognized nature photographer with a long-standing relationship with the Sierra Club. A book of his photographs, \u003ci\u003eBay Area Wild: A Celebration of the Natural Heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area,\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1997. Kenneth Brower is a prominent environmental writer and advocate whose books include \u003ci\u003eThe Starship and the Canoe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038760354032,"sku":"9781681687421","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681687421_p0.jpg?v=1763693778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681687421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}