{"product_id":"sweet-in-tooth-and-claw-9781952338090","title":"Sweet in Tooth and Claw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent and illuminating\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if Nature is more cooperative, and less competitive, than we think? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA follow-up to \u003cb\u003eKristin Ohlson’s\u003c\/b\u003e previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Soil Will Save Us \u003c\/i\u003e(Rodale 2014)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet in Tooth and Claw \u003c\/i\u003eextends the concept of cooperation in nature to the life-affirming connections among microbes, plants, fungi, insects, birds, and animals – including humans—in ecosystems around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, people have debated whether nature is mostly competitive -- as Darwin theorized and the poet Tennyson described as “red in tooth and claw”—or innately cooperative, as many ancient and indigenous peoples believed. In the last 100 or so years, a growing gang of scientists have studied the mutually beneficial interactions that are believed to benefit every species on earth. This book is full of stories of generosity – not competition -- in nature. It is a testament to the importance of a healthy biodiversity, and dispels the widely accepted premise of survival of the fittest.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOhlson tells stories of trees and mushrooms, beavers and bees. There are chapters on a wide variety of ecosystems and portraits of the people who learn from them: forests (the work of Suzanne Simard); scientists who study the interaction of bees and flowers in the Rocky Mountains; the discovery of bacteria and protozoa in the mid-1600s by Dutch scientist Antoni von Leeuwenhoek; ranchers, government agency personnel, and scientists working together to restore wetlands from deserts in northeastern Nevada; and more. It is a rich and fascinating book full of amazing stories, sure to change your perspective on the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristin Ohlson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959838806134,"sku":"9781952338090","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ab731245-e7b4-40a9-bc29-44d6b498f275.jpg?v=1767776355","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/sweet-in-tooth-and-claw-9781952338090","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}