Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding

· Penguin UK
4.1
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'Captivating. Will change the way you think about the natural world, and your place in it' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers offers a riveting tale of possibility and travel in the wild


How many of us sometimes feel that we are scratching at the walls of this life, seeking to find our way into a wider space beyond? That our mild, polite existence sometimes seems to crush the breath out of us? Feral is the lyrical and gripping story of George Monbiot's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. He shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder back into our lives. Making use of some remarkable scientific discoveries, Feral lays out a new, positive environmentalism, in which nature is allowed to find its own way.

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4.1
18 reviews
Sarah C
July 8, 2020
I tried reading this as I presumed it was supposedly about rewinding but gave up after the constant glorification of hunting and killing. Seems pretty hypocritical to complain that there are less and less fish in the seas and the rivers than there used to be, but then engaging in killing them yourself?
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Stephen Poole
January 10, 2015
A bit too much rambling but a good book. One star due to the many missing pages in this edition
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A Google user
July 4, 2018
A captivating and in-depth exploration of re-wilding. Would highly recommend!
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About the author

George Monbiot studied zoology at Oxford, and has spent his career as a journalist and environmentalist, working with others to defend the natural world he loves. His celebrated Guardian columns are syndicated all over the world. He is the author of the bestselling books Captive State, The Age of Consent, Bring on the Apocalypse and Heat, as well as the investigative travel books Poisoned Arrows, Amazon Watershed and No Man's Land. His latest book, Feral, was shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year award. Among the many prizes he has won is the UN Global 500 award for outstanding environmental achievement, presented to him by Nelson Mandela.

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