{"product_id":"the-serviceberry","title":"The Serviceberry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003e#1 New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This book will nourish your soul, heart, and mind' - Anthony Doerr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an indigenous scientist and author of \u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur 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 ensures its own survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Autumn by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45690304757996,"sku":"9780241721308","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241721308_fba099a9-5826-4a35-b521-422948ac42ab.jpg?v=1736139042","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-serviceberry","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}