Braiding Sweetgrass appears in 40 book lists

By Robin Wall Kimmerer,

Braiding Sweetgrass appears in 40 book lists on Shepherd.

My favorite books for cultivating empathy and connection in a divided world

Book cover of How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope Book cover of They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Book cover of Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School Book cover of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

My favorite books in which nature is a teacher

Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of The Overstory Book cover of State of Wonder Book cover of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Book cover of Prodigal Summer

The best non-fiction books that inspire you to love earth

Book cover of The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual Book cover of Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Book cover of Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature Book cover of Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

My favorite books to help reconnect with the natural world

Book cover of The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature Book cover of The Dolphin House Book cover of Prodigal Summer Book cover of Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

The bests books about public lands and conservation

Book cover of Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America Book cover of The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks Book cover of The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

My favorite books that rekindle our connection to nature

Book cover of 52 Nature Craft Projects Book cover of Sharing Nature with Children Book cover of Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life Book cover of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

My favorite books to help managers build resilience in challenging times

Book cover of Gather Book cover of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Book cover of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds Book cover of The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

My favorite books on learning to heal

Book cover of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness Book cover of And a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of God's Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine Book cover of Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal

My favorite books that explore the National Parks without Roosevelt, Mather, or Muir

Book cover of Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Book cover of Roadside Geology of Oregon Book cover of Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

My favorite books on trees to make you cherish and delight in nature and rekindle your relationship with it

Book cover of The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us Book cover of Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Book cover of The Giving Tree Book cover of The Overstory Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

My favorite books on nature and freedom, for people who have looked at a tree so hard it changed their life

Book cover of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Book cover of The Overstory Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Book cover of Leaves of Grass

My favorite books about the magic of place

Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of The Wood Wife Book cover of Tam Lin Book cover of Rivers of London Book cover of The Forest

My favorite books to help Christians navigate the climate crisis

Book cover of New and Selected Poems Book cover of Prophetic Lament Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church Book cover of For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care

My favorite books to help you know through creativity (yes you can do that)

Book cover of The Paper Dolls Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Book cover of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World Book cover of Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment through Creativity

My favorite books to expand the way you think about climate change and our place in nature

Book cover of The Biology of Wonder: Aliveness, Feeling and the Metamorphosis of Science Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Climate: A New Story Book cover of Lab Girl Book cover of The Ministry for the Future

My favorite books for igniting students’ passions about policy change

Book cover of How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide Book cover of A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom Book cover of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

The best leadership books to read before the sh!t hits the fan

Book cover of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change Book cover of The Power of Pressure: Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution Book cover of The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Creative Potential of Social Design Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Being Essential: Seven Questions for Living and Leading with Radical Self-Awareness

My favorite books that will make you rethink your place in the natural world

Book cover of Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants Book cover of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Book cover of Pests in the City: Flies, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, and Rats Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World

My favorite books for wisdom amid planetary uncertainty

Book cover of Of Modern Extraction: Experiments in Critical Petro-theology Book cover of Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World Book cover of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of When Time Is Short: Finding Our Way in the Anthropocene

My favorite books for changing the way you change the world

Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Post Capitalist Philanthropy Book cover of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds Book cover of Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

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