Great Tide Rising(Reprint) Towards Clarity and Moral Courage in a time of Planetary Change by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2017 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-906-4, ISBN: 1-61902-906-5
"Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth’s fullness of life.Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? What ..."
"Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over 80 visionaries theologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturists, activists, and writers to present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibilities to our planet. In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific knowledge alone does not tell us what we ought to do. T ..."
Piano Tide A Novel by KathleenDeanMoore Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-791-6, ISBN: 1-61902-791-7
"Do we belong to the Earth or does the Earth belong to us? The question raised by Chief Seathl almost two centuries ago continues to be the defining quandary of the wet, wild rainforests along the shores of the Pacific Northwest. It seethes below the tides of the fictional town of Good River Harbor, a little village pressed against the mountainshomeland to bears, whales, and a few weather-worn families. In "Piano Tide," the debut novel b ..."
Holdfast(2nd Edition) At Home in the Natural World (Northwest Reprints Book) by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2013 by Oregon State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-708-6, ISBN: 0-87071-708-1
"Naturalist and philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore meditates on connection and separation in these twenty-one elegant, probing essays. Using the metaphor of holdfasts—the structures that attach seaweed to rocks with a grip strong enough to withstand winter gales—she examines our connections to our own bedrock.“When people lock themselves in their houses at night and seal the windows shut to keep out storms, it is possible to forget, s ..."
Wild Comfort The Solace of Nature by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2010 by Trumpeter ISBN-13: 978-1-59030-771-7, ISBN: 1-59030-771-2
"In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the environment could teach her in her time of pain. This book is the record of her experiences. It’s a stunning collection of carefully observed accounts of her life—tracking ..."
The Pine Island Paradox(1st Edition) Making Connections in a Disconnected World (The World As Home) by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-281-5, ISBN: 1-57131-281-1
"Can the love reserved for family and friends be extended to a place? In her latest book, acclaimed author Kathleen Dean Moore reflects on how deeply the environment is entrenched in the human spirit, despite the notion that nature and humans are somehow separate. Moore's essays, deeply felt and often funny, make connections in what can appear to be a disconnected world. Written in parable form, her stories of family and friends — of wil ..."
Riverwalking(1st Edition) Reflections on Moving Water by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 1996 by Harvest Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-600461-9, ISBN: 0-15-600461-5
"Reflections on Moving Water Kathleen Dean Moore. "It is a joy to walk rivers with
Kathleen Dean Moore. Her prose is as clear and lucid as the bright waters she
loves, and her responses, memories, and connections are as surprising and
complex as the life she contemplates along a river's banks and under its slippery
stones." — Annick Smith, author of Homestead "Riverwalfyng is a smart,
compassionate, and wise meditation on living in ..."
Piano Tide(Reprint) A Novel by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-572-1, ISBN: 1-61902-572-8
"Shortlisted for the ASLE Environmental Creative Writing Book Award, this is a breathtaking first novel set on the Alaska coast, written by a critically acclaimed naturalist and climate activistDo we belong to the Earth or does the Earth belong to us? The question raised by Chief Seathl almost two centuries ago continues to be the defining quandary of the wet, wild rainforests along the shores of the Pacific Northwest. It seethes below t ..."
Great Tide Rising Towards Clarity and Moral Courage in a time of Planetary Change by KathleenDeanMoore, Mary Evelyn Tucker Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2016 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-699-5, ISBN: 1-61902-699-6
"Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise -- a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth's fullness of life. Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? Wh ..."
Riverwalking(1st Edition) Reflections on Moving Water by KathleenDeanMoore, Scott Weidensaul Hardcover, 180 Pages, Published 1995 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55821-408-8, ISBN: 1-55821-408-9
"In twenty elegant essays flow Moore's life as a professor of philosophy, down the natural channels of her native streams and rivers of the Pacific Northwest watershed. "Moore's collection sparkles as brightly as one of her sun-dappled streams". -- Kirkus Reviews"
"Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over eighty visionariestheologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists, and writersto present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to our planet. In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific knowledge alone does not tell us what we ought to do. T ..."
Holdfast(1st Edition) At Home in the Natural World by KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2004 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59228-327-9, ISBN: 1-59228-327-6
"Riveting, finely crafted essays about family and the natural world, and winner of the 2000 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award."
Holdfast(1st Edition) At Home in the Natural World by KathleenDeanMoore Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 1999 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55821-780-5, ISBN: 1-55821-780-0
"To George and Amy Somero who shared their cabin, a peaceful place built of
knotty pine and family love. To Carolyn Servid and ..."
"In 'Coming Alive' Taylor Brorby overcomes his trepidations and embraces the most powerful action of all standing by his words. He commits to what he values most family, home, the arts, the earth and becomes a role-model for how we can all learn to take a stand. With an introduction by Bill McKibben, an afterword by Kathleen Dean Moore, and photography by Paul Anderson, 'Coming Alive' is an intimate account of place and community: flare ..."
Pardons(Updated) Justice, Mercy, and the Public Interest by KathleenDeanMoore, KathleenDean Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511394-5, ISBN: 0-19-511394-2
"In Pardons, Kathleen Dean Moore addresses a host of crucial questions surrounding acts of clemency, including what justifies pardoning power, who should be pardoned, and the definition of an unforgivable crime. Illustrating her arguments with rich and fascinating historical examples--some scandalous or funny, others inspiring or tragic--Moore examines the philosophy of pardons from King James II's practice of selling pardons for two shi ..."
Pardons(1st Edition) Justice, Mercy, and the Public Interest by KathleenDeanMoore Hardcover, 271 Pages, Published 1989 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-505871-0, ISBN: 0-19-505871-2
"Controversy has surrounded the issue of pardons throughout its long history, from God's commuting Cain's banishment, to Pontius Pilate's release of Barabbas, to recent speculations that Oliver North would be pardoned. Pardoning practices in Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Enlightenment varied drastically. The Norman kings, for example, readily granted pardons, while the philosophers of the Enlightenment argued vehementl ..."
Broken Ground(Updated) A Novel by John Keeble, KathleenDeanMoore Paperback, 456 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Washington Press ISBN-13: 978-0-295-99048-4, ISBN: 0-295-99048-1
"Outstanding Title, University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2011 EditionBroken Ground employs a construction project in the Oregon desert as the basis for a story with far-reaching political and moral implications. Hank Lafleur has been sent to supervise the project, which is a prison-for-profit financed by a multinational corporation under government contract, and meant to house felons, illegal immigrants, and, ..."
"Viola Cordova was the first Native American woman to receive a PhD in philosophy. Even as she became an expert on canonical works of traditional Western philosophy, she devoted herself to defining a Native American philosophy. Although she died prematurely of a brain aneurysm before she could complete her life’s work, some of her colleagues have organized her pioneering contributions into this provocative book.In three parts, Cordova se ..."
"A book of love stories from a combination of new work and work from the Orion archive, that will include both poetry and prose."
Piano Tide A Novel by KathleenDeanMoore 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Catapult ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-870-8, ISBN: 1-61902-870-0
"She couldn't remember the last time Axel had sat at her table. Neither ... “Set
aside work on the Kis'utch River water project for a while,” Axel was saying. “
Might be a ... Probably have a half ton of lumber to off-load at the bear zoo site.
We need ..."