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Turning the Boat for Home
  • ISBN: 9781529111958
  • Pages: 288
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Binding: Paperback

Turning the Boat for Home

Richard Mabey
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From the rediscovery of foraging that led to Food for Free, through his ground-breaking expeditions in the edgelands in the 1970s, to his reflections on the musicality of birdsong, Richard Mabey has consistently explored new ways of thinking about nature and its relation to our lives.

In Turning the Boat for Home, he introduces pieces from his rich writing life that reflect on how his ideas evolved.



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