{"product_id":"sweet-in-tooth-and-claw-stories-of-generosity-and-cooperation-in-the-natural-world-9781952338090","title":"Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if Nature is more cooperative, and less competitive, than we think? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. For 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. Ohlson 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patagonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631791509778,"sku":"9781952338090","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d08df2dc-09ac-439f-b29f-9767690cd3f0.jpg?v=1744220216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweet-in-tooth-and-claw-stories-of-generosity-and-cooperation-in-the-natural-world-9781952338090","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}