Analyzes current trends in America, including rural migration, an increase in entrepreneurism, the conversion from public to private services, residential separatism, and the widening wage spread

America II

Politics & Social Sciences

Louv, Richard

Social Sciences

Penguin??Books

The acclaimed author of Childhood's Future presents a primer for parents--as well as seniors, nonparents, employers, teachers, and every American--on how to create a better life for children NOW.

101 Things You Can Do for Our Children's Future

Anchor

Interviews with children, parents, and educators reveal the recent breakdown in family life due to the reduction in family time, the conflict between work and home, and anxiety about how culture is reshaping childhood

Childhood's Future

Parenting & Relationships

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

An exploration of the role of fathers presents information culled from interviews with fathers and mothers and calls for a reexamination and reevaluation of the male parent.

Fatherlove: What We Need, What We Seek, What We Must Create

Literature & Fiction

Pocket_Books

A hilarious chronicle of the world of fishing in America describes the culture in witty detail through stories and experiences, from the Harlem residents who fish in the Hudson, to a West Coast exsurfer flyfishing for sharks.

Fly-Fishing for Sharks: An American Journey

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Simon&Schuster

For three years, journalist Richard Louv listened to America by going fishing with Americans. Doing what many of us dream of, he traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from trout waters east and west to bass waters north and south. Fly-Fishing for Sharks is the result of his journey, a portrait of America on the water, fishing rod in hand. To explore the cultures of fishing, Louv joined a bass tournament on Lake Erie and got a casting lesson from fly-fishing legend Joan Wulff He angled with corporate executives in Montana and fly-fished for sharks in California. He spent time with fishing-boat captains in Florida, the regulars who fish New York City's Hudson River, and a river witch in Colorado. He teamed secrets of fishing and living from steelheaders in the Northwest, Bass'n Gals in Texas, and an ice-fisher in the North Woods. Along the way, he heard from one of Hemingway's sons what it was like to fish with Papa and from Robert Kennedy, Jr., how fishing changed his fife. As he describes the eccentricities, obsessions, and tribulations of dedicated anglers, he also uncovers the values that unite them. He reveals the healing qualities of fishing, how it binds the generations, how the angling business has grown, and how the future of fishing is threatened. But most of all, Fly-Fishing for Sharks is about the unforgettable characters Louv meets on the water and the stories they tell. From them, Louv learns about our changing relationship with nature, about a hidden America -- and about himself.

Fly-Fishing for Sharks: An Angler's Journey Across America

Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives - and Save Theirs (Thorndike Large Print Lifestyles)

Religion & Spirituality

Thorndike Press Large Print

From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now, with        500 activities for children and adults      Dozens of inspiring and thought-provoking essays      Scores of informational websites      Down-to-earth advice    Vitamin N is a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive, and practical guidebook for the whole family and the wider community, including tips not only for parents eager to share nature with their kids but also for those seeking nature-smart schools, medical professionals, and even careers. It is a dose of pure inspiration, reminding us that looking up at the stars or taking a walk in the woods is as exhilarating as it is essential, at any age.

Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Tantor Audio

"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in―and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation―he calls it nature deficit―to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and depression. Some startling facts: By the 1990s the radius around the home where children were allowed to roam on their own had shrunk to a ninth of what it had been in 1970. Today, average eight-year-olds are better able to identify cartoon characters than native species, such as beetles and oak trees, in their own community. The rate at which doctors prescribe antidepressants to children has doubled in the last five years, and recent studies show that too much computer use spells trouble for the developing mind. Nature-deficit disorder is not a medical condition; it is a description of the human costs of alienation from nature. This alienation damages children and shapes adults, families, and communities. There are solutions, though, and they're right in our own backyards. Last child in the Woods is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research showing that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development―physical, emotional, and spiritual. What's more, nature is a potent therapy for depression, obesity, and ADD. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Even creativity is stimulated by childhood experiences in nature. Yet sending kids outside to play is increasingly difficult. Computers, television, and video games compete for their time, of course, but it's also our fears of traffic, strangers, even virus-carrying mosquitoes―fears the media exploit―that keep children indoors. Meanwhile, schools assign more and more homework, and there is less and less access to natural areas. Parents have the power to ensure that their daughter or son will not be the "last child in the woods," and this book is the first step toward that nature-child reunion.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Parenting

Algonquin Books

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

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