The Serviceberry

An Economy of Gifts and Abundance

Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne

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English

Allen Lane
19 November 2024

Mathematics & Sciences; The environment

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community

As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most?

Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth-its abundance of sweet, juicy berries-to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, ""Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.""

As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is ""a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world."" The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that ""hoarding won't save us, all flourishing is mutual."""

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Illustrated by: John Burgoyne
Imprint: Allen Lane
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 187mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780241721308
ISBN 10: 024172130X
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 19 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss- A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Kimmerer is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

Reviews for The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance

- - Praise for Robin Wall Kimmerer * - * I give daily thanks for Robin Wall Kimmerer for being a font of endless knowledge, both mental and spiritual -- Richard Powers * The New York Times * A mesmerizing storyteller * Publishers Weekly *