Swimming Lessons

"With wit, humor, a calm voice, and great authority, Swimming lessons gives a clear view of what our world has become ... a delight to read. ... David Ehrenfeld fills the chapters of Swimming lessons with remarkable and often moving stories from his own life and the lives of his wife and children, colleagues, and students."--Ethology, Ecology and Evolution "Ehrenfeld, who eschews corporate funding, is independent-minded. He writes about big ideas - vanishing species, globalization, genetic engineering and a diminishing "sense of place" are among his favorite topics. He is not afraid of complexity. ... Throughout, Ehrenfeld conveys a sense of calm and authority. The text is stunning in its use of visual imagery, pace and varying sentence structure."--The Newark Star-Ledger "For a world struggling to stay afloat ecologically, morally, and economically, SWIMMING LESSONS, could not come at a better time. And there is no better or wiser author than David Ehrenfeld."--David Orr, Oberlin College, author of The Nature of Design "We are entering a perilous century. Our technologies have brought us benefits but also a severely damaged environment. We need such a book of guidance as David Ehrenfeld has written. He understands the natural world, the wonderful gifts it makes to us. He understands our technologies, their limited use. If we would listen to him, both ourselves and our children would know the immense delight of living in the 21st century. We would experience the excitement of swimming safely through oncoming currents." --Thomas Berry, author of The Great Work: Our Way into the Future "With wit, humor, a calm voice, and great authority, Swimming lessons gives a clear view of what our world has become ... a delight to read. ... David Ehrenfeld fills the chapters of Swimming lessons with remarkable and often moving stories from his own life and the lives of his wife and children, colleagues, and students."--Ethology, Ecology and Evolution "Ehrenfeld, who eschews corporate funding, is independent-minded. He writes about big ideas - vanishing species, globalization, genetic engineering and a diminishing "sense of place" are among his favorite topics. He is not afraid of complexity. ... Throughout, Ehrenfeld conveys a sense of calm and authority. The text is stunning in its use of visual imagery, pace and varying sentence structure."--The Newark Star-Ledger