How to Be a Living Thing
meditations on intuitive oysters, hopeful doves, and being human in the world
$60.31
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2025
Summary
Lessons from the Wild: Finding Ourselves in the Animal Kingdom
A luminous collection of essays exploring the lessons we can incorporate from the animal world in order to live more fully as humans.
A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love… a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full life… a gorilla teaches the universal language of grief… a group of oysters who prove that magic and science can and do c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593831663 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593831667 |
| Author: | Mari Andrew |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Life |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 187mm x 219mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A beautiful book on bringing out the better angels of our nature. By carefully observing the animal kingdom, Mari Andrew brilliantly illuminates how we can get in closer touch with our humanity.”–Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking“A balm and a resource for anyone feeling disconnected.”–Katherine May, author of Wintering and Enchantment“Oh, what a sensitive soul and keen intuition Mari Andrew has! It’s no surprise her thoughtful insights extend beyond humanity to the whole living world.”–Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other ExplosivesStrewn with surprisingly luminous pearls of wisdom…. An engaging book that offers life tips many readers will find inspirational. –Kirkus
About The Author
Mari Andrew
Mari Andrew is a writer, artist, and speaker based in New York City. She is the author of Am I There Yet? and My Inner Sky and writes the newsletter Out of the Blue.
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