Xylotheque: Essays
()
About this ebook
Trees are guiding symbols for Yelizaveta P. Renfro in her life and in her work. Combining memoir and nature writing, this book comprises nine essays that represent different seasons and slices of time, not unlike the rings of a tree. No two rings are alike, but each accretes to the next, creating, section by section, a life.
“In these profound and moving essays, Yelizaveta Renfro applies a scientist’s eye for detail and a reporter’s investigative prowess to the essential questions of our nature, human and otherwise. Her personal and botanical inquiries into the themes of growth, death, and time evoke Annie Dillard and Edward Abbey.”—Justin St. Germain, author Son of a Gun: A Memoir
“A book of raw power and unflinching wisdom, the kind that cannot be relegated to any particular time or period but which seems to speak out of eternity itself. Like Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being, it dares to look without blinking at humanity’s peculiar and brief place on this earth, and does so with integrity and poetical insight.”—Robert Vivian, author of The Least Cricket of Evening
Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Yelizaveta P. Renfro is also the author of the award-winning book of linked short stories A Catalogue of Everything in the World. She lives in Connecticut.
Related to Xylotheque
Related ebooks
Readings in Wood: What the Forest Taught Me Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKeepers of the Trees: A Guide to Re-Greening North America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flowering Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn the Line: Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMore Than Weeds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Inland Island: A Year in Nature Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Forest: Walking among trees Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Canopy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnder the Birch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding Home Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ravens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Starting Over: A Country Year and A Book of Bees Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of a Thousand-Year Pine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWild Geese Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memory of Trees: The future of eucalypts and our home among them Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTreeTalk Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Sprig of Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories in Trees - Illustrated by Jewel Morrison Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Creativity, Teaching, and Natural Inspiration Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last to See Me: The Last Ghost Series, Book One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silent Scream: Living with the Beast Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Keepers of the House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trouble: On Trial in Central Australia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSnake III: The Hunger Sutras Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLand of Bears and Honey: A Natural History of East Texas Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Country Year: Living the Questions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In a Special Light Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThese Beautiful Limits Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEncounter in a Small Old Cemetery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Nature For You
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roxane Gay & Everand Originals: My Year of Psychedelics: Lessons on Better Living Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Kitchen Garden: An Inspired Collection of Garden Designs & 100 Seasonal Recipes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lucky Dog Lessons: From Renowned Expert Dog Trainer and Host of Lucky Dog: Reunions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Language of Flowers: A Definitive and Illustrated History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The God Delusion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Arthur: The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Edible Wild Plants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Honeybee Democracy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Foraging for Survival: Edible Wild Plants of North America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Silent Spring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Xylotheque
0 ratings0 reviews