One Animal Among Many: Gaia, Goats and GarlicOne Animal Among Many: Gaia, Goats, and Garlic examines the real-life experiences of creatures great and small. Best known for his witty columns in Harrowsmith, David Waltner-Toews explores the interconnectedness of all life with insight and humour. The collection looks at everything from sheep farming to herbal remedies and rabies. |
Contents
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The Man in the Cage | 24 |
A Brief Introduction to Food Poisoning | 32 |
Gaia Rights | 41 |
Soup and the Art of Goat Selection | 53 |
Making the Most of Those First Few Moments | 60 |
The Case of the Singing Feet | 67 |
Whats a Small Abattoir Good For? | 76 |
The Herbal Bible | 90 |
A Necessary Poison | 101 |
The Distemper of Our Times | 109 |
Skinny Legs Hot Genes | 115 |
A Meditation | 121 |
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Page 14 - A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
Page 6 - Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.