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Feral

Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding

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Feral

By: George Monbiot
Narrated by: George Monbiot
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'Captivating. Will change the way you think about the natural world, and your place in it' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers offers a riveting tale of possibility and travel in the wild

How many of us sometimes feel that we are scratching at the walls of this life, seeking to find our way into a wider space beyond? That our mild, polite existence sometimes seems to crush the breath out of us? Feral is the lyrical and gripping story of George Monbiot's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. He shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder back into our lives. Making use of some remarkable scientific discoveries, Feral lays out a new, positive environmentalism, in which nature is allowed to find its own way.

© George Monbiot 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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Critic reviews

A genuine landmark
George Monbiot is always original - both in the intelligence of his opinions and the depth and rigour of his research. In this unusual book he presents a persuasive argument for a new future for the planet, one in which we consciously progress from just conserving nature to actively rebuilding it (Brian Eno)
A Book of Revelations for our times (Farley Mowat)
Feral has really opened my mind to the history and possibilities of our landscape. It reflects a very real need in us all right now to be released from our claustrophobic monoculture and sense of powerlessness. To break the straight lines into endless branches. To free our land from its absent administrators. To rewild both the landscape and ourselves. It is the most positive and daring environmental book I have read. In order to change our world you have to be able to see a better one. I think George has done that (Thom Yorke)
Part personal journal, part rigorous (and riveting) natural history, but above all unbridled vision for a less cowed, more self-willed planet, this is a book that will change the way you think about the natural world, and your place in it. Big, bold and beautifully written, his vision of a rewilded world is, well, truly captivating (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall)
It could not be more rigorously researched, more elegantly delivered, or more timely. We need such big thinking for our own sakes and those of our children. Bring on the wolves and whales, I say, and, in the words of Maurice Sendak, let the wild rumpus start (Philip Hoare)
This is prose style as auditory experience; what majesty the eye notes in the landscape is echoed in the vocabulary. ... This is nature writing prepared to go off at a tangent when it needs to, prepared to explore the byways of our passions. Yes, there is a wildness here and it's a welcome one
All stars
Most relevant
sometimes joyful, sometimes hard to here. overall an inspiring book with a very important message.

important book

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Tells you where we are with nature by an expert
Thoroughly recommended for any student of ecology at any age .

Excellent read

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George writes beautifully about the natural world but starts off like a man having an ecological mid-life crisis. Once George gets onto his favourite topic of upland farming and conservation he's a man possessed. This makes for an impassioned argument which had me humming and nodding my approval. The backing up of some of his claims ring a little hollow but this is none the less a book not afraid to ask difficult questions.

Packs an ecological punch after a slow start.

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Some bleak truths of our present, intermingled with fascinating narratives of our past, inspiring hope and imagination for our future.

A brutal picture of the state of our countryside

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As someone who grew up next to open moorland, and who frequently heads out to the British countryside for hikes and days out, this provocative book made me rethink our relationship with nature. Monbiot is well-researched, passionate and coherent in his arguments that we should radically change our approach to nature, from one of control to one of re-wilding. I have found myself quoting this book again and again in conversations with friends.

I only give it 4 stars because some of his personal stories drag on a bit, and after a while they cease to add to the overall arc of the book, particularly rambling tales about his time with the Masai and going solo fishing. However, it's a fantastic book that I would definitely recommend.

Transformed the way I think about Britain

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