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Powerful and resonant but more bleak than Simard’s first book. That, however, doesn’t the diminish the book’s importance. Facing opposition from industry, government and fellow scientists she continues to making a fully informed and powerful case for protecting forests and consequently ourselves.

Brilliant. 5 stars.

“Healthcare for profit has proven to be antithetical to disabled equity.”

An intriguing novel edged with dystopia, office dysfunction and privilege to ponder in a quick read.

A book about the craft and its long, long heritage but also the time that Orenstein turns to it.

Covers familiar essentials of story and story telling. If you have read some of the story theorists and books that he cites -- Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment, Robert McKee, Syd Field, etc. -- this may not be that valuable or revealing. If you are starting, it does have plenty of examples from classic and contemporary stories where film, stage or novel to cite to keep things interesting.