TITLE:
Singing to the Sound:
Visions of Nature, Animals & Spirit

AUTHOR:
Brenda Peterson
Email: Mermaidink@aol.com

PUBLISHER:
NewSage Press
P O Box 607
Troutdale, Oregon 97060, USA
Tel: 503-695-2211
Fax: 503-695-5406
Email: Maureen Michelson at maureen@newsagepress.com
Website: http://www.newsagepress.com

ISBN #:
0-939165-40-6

RETAIL PRICE:
$21.95 U.S.A.
$34.00 Canada

ABOUT THE BOOK:
In her thirteen essays in Singing to the Sound, nature writer Brenda Peterson
reflects, observes, and reports on living by water, perched on the shores of
Puget Sound. She writes about her observations of animal play; finding peace
in a high-paced technological world; the ongoing battles over hunting the
wolves and whales; the threatened salmon; lessons from the great blue heron,
and more. Critics praise Peterson as "a new breed of essayist in America,
especially in the American West." Once again, Peterson gives her readers the
opportunity to become "other" as she muses and envisions nature, animals, and
spirit.

This timely new collection also includes three essays in which Peterson
unravels the complexities of the highly controversial Makah whale hunt, the
first off U.S. mainland shores in nearly a century. Since 1996, Peterson's
essays on the Makah have appeared in The Seattle Times, and now, for the
first time in book form, Peterson gives an in depth view of this dramatic and
complex story. Peterson, who helped mediate between the Makah and
environmentalists, moves beyond the polarized view of "Indians vs.
environmentalists" often portrayed in the media.

"Nature writing at its finest: elegant, revelatory and absolutely finely
crafted. Brenda Peterson is a deep-sea diver; her territory the immense
psyche of the American Dream."
~Joy Harjo, author of The Woman Who Fell From the Sky

"Brenda Peterson is amazing, a soulful and profound observer of nature-from
whales to humans-in all their glory and distress. Singing to the Sound is a
wonderfully tender and disturbing book, in which Peterson again brings
environmental issues into a sharp focus with her sparkling vision."
~Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses

"Each passionate story examines the way humans commune or collide with the
natural world, so that a pearl of wisdom is always found beneath the surface.
Whether she is discussing her wind-rattled studio on the shore of Puget Sound
or her deep relationships with marine and land animals, Peterson writes with
spiritual maturity and environmental authority."
~Gail Hudson, Spirituality Editor, amazon.com

"Singing to the Sound is a lyrical and heartfelt tribute to the Northwest, as
well as an exploration of the relationship between people and the natural
worlds...It is such empathy for both humans and the natural world that sets
this remarkable author apart."
~Bloomsbury Review

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Brenda Peterson is the author of three novels, one of which, Duck and Cover
was selected as a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year."  Her four works
of nonfiction include Nature and Other Mothers and Sister Stories.  Peterson
has co-edited two anthologies, the groundbreaking Intimate Nature: The Bond
Between Women and Animals and The Sweet Breathing of Plants.  Her memoir,
Build me an Ark: A Life with Animals was published in spring 2001.  Peterson
lives in Seattle with her cat Isabel.

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