{"title":"James Canton","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Canton’s works invite readers to explore the profound connections between people and the natural world. Through evocative writing and thoughtful reflection, his books journey through landscapes, sanctuaries, and the deep rhythms of nature, revealing the sacredness hidden in everyday surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on environmental awareness and renewal, Canton’s writing blends science and nature, encouraging a greater appreciation of our place within the living earth. 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It is that sure-footedness that is so appealing. Ancient oaks hold a powerful sense of the longevity of life. The sense of security, of attachment to place, enchants us. You can stand beneath a grand oak and know that your more distant ancestors did so too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of one man's relationship to an ancient tree, the Honywood Oak. Colossal and wizened, it would have been a sapling when the Magna Carta was signed in 1215.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJames Canton spent two years sitting with and studying this unique tree. It was an exercise in discipline - he needed to slow down in order to appreciate it fully, to tune in to it, to connect with the ecosystem that lives around, inside and under it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning, meditative treatise, he examines our long-standing relationship with trees, a material as well as a source of myth and legend, and of solace. We no longer build our houses from the sturdy oak and its relatives, use them to fuel our fires or grind their seeds and nuts into flour in times of famine. Physically, we don't need them. Or do we? The natural world has lessons for us - if we slow down enough to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oak Papers\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling exploration of this profound connection between humankind and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342788612332,"sku":"9781760642594","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23812883482814.jpg?v=1743942854"},{"product_id":"renaturing-by-james-canton-9781837260393","title":"Renaturing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, James Canton moved from London to the English countryside. 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