{"product_id":"box-turtles-hooligans-and-love-sweet-love-9798999694126","title":"Box Turtles, Hooligans, and Love, Sweet Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Dansak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Little Green Notebook\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Little Green Notebook\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of columns written by Mary Dansak. Dansak, a writer, equestrian, and naturalist, draws on a life of rich, personal experiences with animals including a drooling possum, a pet crow, several snakes, equines of all kinds, and a pet rat. Dansak also writes about topics like the chemistry of love, and how one's own microbiome leads to cravings of sugary treats. Dansak's deep respect and love for the natural world shines in each of her essays. She delivers not only information about her subjects, but shows how we are connected to these natural wonders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to writing about natural sciences, Dansak includes bits of memoir about her unorthodox childhood as the daughter of a renowned herpetologist and sister to a hooligan brother, and her experiences rambling about the forests and rivers of Alabama and beyond. She writes of a penchant for pine cones, tales of virgin birth, and a visit to a cave full of twinkling insect larvae with wonderstruck awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways writing from a place of abiding love, Dansak leaves readers with fresh perspectives on the world around them. She is overt in her mission to foster respect for the natural world in the hopes that understanding breeds good stewardship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe columns in this book are presented in the order in which they were written, enabling readers to engage in Dansak's observations on seasonal changes and holidays. Even so, each essay is complete unto itself, and serve as stand-alone pieces. Averaging around eight-hundred words each, they are as digestible as they are entertaining. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Green Notebook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47573839839383,"sku":"9798999694126","price":2089.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798999694126.webp?v=1774893934","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/box-turtles-hooligans-and-love-sweet-love-9798999694126","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}