The Big Swim, Carrie Saxifrage
The Big Swim, Carrie Saxifrage
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The Big Swim
Coming Ashore in a World Adrift

Author: Carrie Saxifrage

Narrator: Carrie Saxifrage

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2015

Synopsis

The Big Swim puts forward the idea that personal growth arises from facing both inner tensions and threats to the biosphere. In a collection of stories that is frequently touching, surprisingly funny and always thought-provoking, author Carrie Saxifrage seeks out the places where science meets self-discovery, inviting us to join her as she: Learns the art of appreciation from an ancient jawbone Hikes solo through the wilderness to find balance in a field of blueberries Swims for four hours through cold, open water, seeking a fleeting state of grace. Each of the stories in The Big Swim encourages possibilities for greater personal satisfaction with lower environmental impacts. While exploring significant topics, such as sustainable forestry, nature-centered philosophy or First Nations culture, the author discovers that the greatest adventure is learning to align how she lives with what she loves. By turning her own despair into action she paves the way for us all to discover the many tools we have at hand to meet the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cate on August 17, 2024

One of my guests from a river trip wrote this — interesting tools and ways to grapple with climate change. Cool to have read having had her on the water......more

Goodreads review by Julene on March 20, 2016

This is the book from a serious environmentalist who has made strong decisions for her personal life based on her desire to have an impact on climate change. In this series of essays, that is a kind of memoir, we learn she moved to Cortez Island in Canada after being 'shanghaied' by a friend to go t......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on September 05, 2015

I enjoyed this book. I think it will provide inspiration and hope for all those who want to make a difference and live a more Earth-friendly life.......more

Goodreads review by Margot on April 28, 2020

Funny, relevant, environmental essays that pack a punch! You will adore Saxifrage's gentle but important essays on the way she moves through the world in a measured and thoughtful way.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 24, 2015

I received an advanced copy of the book for free through Goodreads First Reads in return for for my honest feedback. The book is a collection of short stories written about personal experiences by the author on how her quest for greater personal satisfaction with lower environmental impacts. A few of......more

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