{"product_id":"nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-9781501768118","title":"Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year.\u003c\/b\u003e In weekly letters, Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of \"strategic neglect\"--sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first flowers of spring to cardinals singing in the winter, Douglas shows us the magic of welcoming unexpected plant and animal life into one's backyard. A paean to the richness we find when we stop to look and let be, \u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the role humble backyards play both in conservation efforts and in an expanded appreciation of the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11965250\"\u003eAngela E. Douglas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Comstock Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.20w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501768118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501768115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAR\"\u003eGardening\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAR019020\"\u003eRegional | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT026000\"\u003ePlants | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT037000\"\u003eAnimals | Wildlife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela E. Douglas is Emerita Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor Emerita of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSymbiotic Interactions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInsects and Their Beneficial Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Microbiome Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Comstock Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44482986967277,"sku":"9781501768118","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b6618946-9356-4a20-82dc-ca313ce625d1.jpg?v=1700766982","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-9781501768118","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}