{"product_id":"the-serviceberry-abundance-and-reciprocity-in-the-natural-world-hardcover","title":"The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Wall Kimmerer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Burgoyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Indigenous scientist and author of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth--its abundance of sweet, juicy berries--to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, \"Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is \"a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Serviceberry\u003c\/i\u003e is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that \"hoarding won't save us, all flourishing is mutual.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Wall Kimmerer is donating her advance payments from this book as a reciprocal gift, back to the land, for land protection, restoration, and justice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Wall Kimmerer\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eGathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses\u003c\/i\u003e. Kimmerer is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Burgoyne is a member of the New York Society of Illustrators and an alumni of Massachusetts College of Art. John has won over 100 awards in the United States and Europe including Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, Hatch Awards, Graphis, Print, One Show, New York Art Directors Club and Clio. His work can be found at JohnTBurgoyneIllustration.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898352292015,"sku":"9781668072240","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3204\/7535\/files\/3ZUqEGcKO99781668072240.webp?v=1778449532","url":"https:\/\/literarylilith.com\/products\/the-serviceberry-abundance-and-reciprocity-in-the-natural-world-hardcover","provider":"Literary LiLith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}