Braiding Sweetgrass
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Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2020–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
Mix together equal parts science, indigenous knowledge and myth, botany, and wonderful writing and you get this book.
If you have kids, an interest in gardening, or a curiosity about Native American culture, this book will hit you in all three.
I got it on audiobook, and felt like I wanted to use a highlighter on every fifth sentence.
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer [0], because it brought the concept of reciprocity to the fore for me this year, and nudged me towards Finding the Mother Tree (Suzanne Simard), Eat Like a Fish (Bren Smith), and The Wayfinders (Wade Davis), all about ways of life that embrace diversity towards resilience in the face of the hyperobject of climate change.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? 2021 · 1 recommendation
- Good Books for a Lousy Year 2020 · 1 recommendation