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James Canton

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James Canton teaches the Wild Writing MA course at the University of Essex, exploring the fascinating ties between literature and the landscape of East Anglia. He has run workshops to encourage writing on nature and landscape and is the author of Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape, which was inspired by rural wanderings in the county.

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	The Oak Papers 3.67 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2021 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10, and 20 Years 3.36 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of our Ancestors 3.47 avg rating — 162 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Wonderings 3.71 avg rating — 141 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World 3.45 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2015 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Cairo to Baghdad: British Travellers in Arabia 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	پزشکی آینده by James Canton, Peter H. Diamandis, Ray Kurzweil really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oak Papers By James Canton & The Glorious Life of the Oak By John Lewis-Stempel 2 Books Collection Set by James Canton, John Lewis-Stempel (Goodreads Author), The Oak Papers By James Canton (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“literature continues to satisfy a spiritual or psychological need, and open readers’ minds to the world and its extraordinary variety.”
― James Canton, The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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“The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone. And the Oil Age will end log before the world runs out of oil”
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“Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed.”
― James Canton, The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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