our wild hearts: how deepening our bond with other animals can transform our lives--and save theirs

A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our lives and remember instead that we are animals in a world of animals.” -Bill McKibben, author of Falter A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from “A book that offers hope.” “A book that offers hope.” - The New York Times Book Review “Richard Louv has done it again. Transformative and inspiring, this book points us toward what we all long for in the age of technology: real connection.more OUR WILD CALLING makes the case for protecting, promoting, and creating a sustainable and shared habitat for all creatures-not out of fear, but out of love. He reports on wildlife relocation and on how the growing populations of wild species in urban areas are blurring the lines between domestic and wild animals. Louv interviews researchers, theologians, wildlife experts, indigenous healers, psychologists, and others to show how people are communicating with animals in ancient and new ways how dogs can teach children ethical behavior how animal-assisted therapy may yet transform the mental health field and what role the human-animal relationship plays in our spiritual health. OUR WILD CALLING explores these powerful and mysterious bonds and how they can transform our mental, physical, and spiritual lives, serve as an antidote to the growing epidemic of human loneliness, and help us tap into the empathy required to preserve life on Earth. Now Louv redefines the future of human-animal coexistence. Richard Louv’s landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to connect children and nature. remember that we are animals in a world of animals.” -Bill McKibben, author of Falter

A remarkable book that will help everyone. remember that we are animals in a world of animals.” -Bill McKibben, au “Richard Louv has done it again.

Our wild hearts: how deepening our bond with other animals can transform our lives--and save theirs