{"product_id":"irreplaceable-9780241293881","title":"Irreplaceable","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor readers of George Monbiot  Mark Cocker and Robert Macfarlane - an urgent and lyrical account of endangered places around the globe and the people fighting to save them.  A terrific book  prescient  serious and urgent with a careful appreciation of not only the places  creatures and people it brings to us  but also the language used to convey them. This book is an object of celebration and commemoration in itself Amy Liptrot  author of The Outrun  Powerful  timely  beautifully written and wonderfully hopeful... Julian Hoffman shines a light on what we had  what we have  and how much we still stand to lose Rob Cowen  author of Common Ground  Unforgettable. At a time when the Earth often seems broken beyond repair  this courageous and hopeful book offers life-changing encounters with the more-than-human world Nancy Campbell  author of The Library of Ice  Wonderful  tender and subtle  beautifully written and filled with a calm authority... No book has done more to champion the idea that connections between the human and the natural are the lifeblood of everything that matters Adam Nicolson  author of The Seabirds Cry  All across the world  irreplaceable habitats are under threat. Unique ecosystems of plants and animals are being destroyed by human intervention. From the tiny to the vast  from marshland to meadow  and from Kent to Glasgow to India to America  they are disappearing.Irreplaceable is not only a love letter to the haunting beauty of these landscapes and the wild species that call them home  including nightingales lynxes  hornbills  redwoods and elephant seals  it is also a timely reminder of the vital connections between humans and nature  and all that we stand to lose in terms of wonder and wellbeing. This is a book about the power of resistance in an age of loss; a testament to the transformative possibilities that emerge when people come together to defend our most special places and wildlife from extinction.Exploring treasured coral reefs and remote mountains  tropical jungle and ancient woodland  urban allotments and tallgrass prairie  Julian Hoffman traces the stories of threatened places around the globe through the voices of local communities and grassroots campaigners as well as professional ecologists and academics. And in the process  he asks what a deep emotional relationship with place offers us - culturally  socially and psychologically. In this rigorous  intimate and impassioned account  he presents a powerful call to arms in the face of unconscionable natural destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929572212789,"sku":"ByrdShop_024129388X","price":100.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780241293881.jpg?v=1794197283","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/irreplaceable-9780241293881","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}