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Third Place Books welcomes naturalist and conservation biologist Tom Fleischner to our Seward Park store for a conversation about his new book . Offering simple, grounded steps to nurture this bond, the book is part reflection, part guide, calling for a life lived with care, presence, and respect for the wild beauty that surrounds us. Saul Weisberg, co-founder of the North Cascades Institute, joins in conversation.
This event is presented in partnership with the North Cascades Institute.
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About Astonished by Beauty. . .
An invitation to slow down and experience the world through the mindful practice of natural history.
What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world? Astonished by Beauty offers a thoughtful and practical guide to reconnecting with nature through the practice of natural history. Through a series of brief, intimate stories from the Alaskan Arctic to the Amazon, Fleischner reveals how both easy and meaningful it is to deepen our connection with the land and its creatures. Readers are invited to learn how to look closely, see clearly, and feel deeply the living world around them, while recognizing the vital link between our well-being and the health of the Earth. Offering simple, grounded steps to nurture this bond, the book is part reflection, part guide, calling for a life lived with care, presence, and respect for the wild beauty that surrounds us.
Thomas Lowe Fleischner, a naturalist and conservation biologist, is a leading voice advocating for the importance and rejuvenation of natural history. He is the author of numerous articles and professional papers, and author or editor of four books, including The Way of Natural History and Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays On Wildness and Wellness. He was the founding director of the Natural History Institute, Faculty Emeritus at Prescott College, and elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He has served as Chair of the Natural History Section of the Ecological Society of America, on the Board of Governors of the Society for Conservation Biology, and as President of its Colorado Plateau Chapter. Recently, he has led and coordinated efforts to recognize the high biodiversity values of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion of the American Southwest. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.
Saul Weisberg retired after 35 years as executive director and co-founder of North Cascades Institute, a conservation education organization whose mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in nature. The Institute helps people to fall in love with the world by teaching at the convergence of natural and cultural history, science, humanities and the arts. Saul worked throughout the Northwest as a wilderness ranger, field biologist, fire lookout and commercial fisherman before starting the Institute in 1986. He has written several books, most recently Headwaters: Poems & Field Notes. A dedicated naturalist, Saul lives in Bellingham, WA where his passions include birds, bugs, wildflowers, canoeing in the rain, walking in the mountains and writing poems.
About Third Place Books
Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.
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Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Avenue South, Seattle, United States
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