Comments on: Reading the Great Book of Life http://zone5.org/2009/10/reading-the-great-book-of-life/ ...on the edge between Nature and Culture Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:05:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Graham http://zone5.org/2009/10/reading-the-great-book-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-39365 Graham Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:48:40 +0000 http://zone5.org/?p=720#comment-39365 <p>Seems a bit harsh Mark! What other books would you recommend on this topic- I didnt know there were that many.</p> Seems a bit harsh Mark! What other books would you recommend on this topic- I didnt know there were that many.

]]> By: Mark Fisher http://zone5.org/2009/10/reading-the-great-book-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-39364 Mark Fisher Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:02:12 +0000 http://zone5.org/?p=720#comment-39364 <p>Oh, and why is it that it takes Whitefield 10 pages to cover what could be done in one? And does anyone really believe those notebook entries were extemporaneous? Too many trees being sacrificed on someone who writes pedantically and indulgently.</p> Oh, and why is it that it takes Whitefield 10 pages to cover what could be done in one? And does anyone really believe those notebook entries were extemporaneous? Too many trees being sacrificed on someone who writes pedantically and indulgently.

]]> By: Mark Fisher http://zone5.org/2009/10/reading-the-great-book-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-39363 Mark Fisher Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:36:24 +0000 http://zone5.org/?p=720#comment-39363 <p>“The eternal dance between human and natural factors which goes to make up the landscape”</p> <p>That pretty much sums it up for the cultural landscapes of Britain. Do we need another book like this?</p> “The eternal dance between human and natural factors which goes to make up the landscape”

That pretty much sums it up for the cultural landscapes of Britain. Do we need another book like this?

]]> By: Wayne Weiseman http://zone5.org/2009/10/reading-the-great-book-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-39184 Wayne Weiseman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:10:31 +0000 http://zone5.org/?p=720#comment-39184 <p>I just received this book in the mail. It is all the things you have said. I grew up roaming the woods, obsessed with plants and all their functions, animal tracks, scat, habits, stones, etc. All of this required hours and hours of protracted observation, as Mr Mollison would have it. The Living Landscape in my experience touches beautifully on the joy of learning that I have had in my life. I also recommend this book to all as a basis for our Permaculture work.</p> I just received this book in the mail. It is all the things you have said. I grew up roaming the woods, obsessed with plants and all their functions, animal tracks, scat, habits, stones, etc. All of this required hours and hours of protracted observation, as Mr Mollison would have it. The Living Landscape in my experience touches beautifully on the joy of learning that I have had in my life. I also recommend this book to all as a basis for our Permaculture work.

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