A Sand County Almanac : And Sketches Here and There

"One of the most influential books about the natural world ever published" - Paul Kingsnorth, Guardian

"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot," begins Aldo Leopold's totemic work of ecological thought.

Ranging from lyrical observations of the changing seasons over a year on his Wisconsin farm to his hugely influential idea of a 'land ethic' signifying moral equilibrium between humans and all other life on earth, A Sand County Almanac changed perceptions of the natural world and helped give birth to the modern conservation movement.

"An unequivocal statement of conscience that will carry down the generations... his argument seems more urgently true now than ever" - The New York Times

This is a foundational text in environmental literature that combines Leopold's personal observations of nature with his philosophical reflections on humanity's relationship with the land. The book presents both poetic seasonal sketches and serious ecological ethics, making it accessible to general readers while offering profound insights that influenced generations of conservationists and environmental thinkers.