A Sand County Almanac

And Sketches Here and There

By: Aldo Leopold, Barbara Kingsolver - introduction

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

First published in 1949 and praised in the New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite", A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. As the forerunner to such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The Primal Place, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was more than 70 years ago.

©1949 Oxford University Press, Inc. (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Leopoldo

Love this book and it’s contents. However I paid for this audiobook and it does not include the sketches here and there. Why pay for a book if you don’t get the whole thing!! Very dissatisfied with Amazon.

Fantastic nature writing, godawful narration

It doesn't get much better than Also Leopold, but the woman's narration is impossible weather. She reads it in this bizarre continental stage voice. I want to write more about the content, but can't get past the delivery.

The Father of Conservation

I felt like I was there right along side of him while reading. I can’t believe it took me so many years to discover this book!

Classic work by Aldo Leopold

This work is probably better read than heard; the ultra-reverent tone of the narrator, long dry sections, and antiquated or downright puzzling terminology don't help. Some will love it, and it is important historically.

Poetry of Ecology

This reads like a book of prose and is a phenomenal book to listen to if you enjoy the outdoors.... I enjoyed it immensely!

An absolute marvel and must-read.

One of the most superbly written books I’ve read, A Sand County Almanac is nothing short of majestic. Seminal for environmental literature, Leopold’s collection of essays is lyrical, down-to-earth, and arresting at every turn. It will touch you, and leave you changed and open-hearted. An absolute must-read for anyone interested in nature writing, environmental literature, or simply existing as an ecologically conscious human.

classic I have loved for nearly two decades

I study ecology and biodiversity in college and later went on to be a industrial wind turbine technician. the introduction in this version comes across as condescending and out of touch demonizing and polarizing and made me resent the chosen narrator for the rest of my favorite novel a novel that should be mandatory consumption for all people of all nations and ages.

Personal view

I believe this book should be required reading for all students beginning with middle school students through college and or trade schools.
I just finished reading this book for the Book Club of the Master Gardener Program in Hennepin County, MN. I gained many takeaways from this re-think of our land and the many ways we misuse land in this country. I have concluded that GREED is really the be all and end all of person kind. I gained many insights. Until we as a species recognize our many ways we misuse land in favor of high rise living to increase tax bases of a community and so called need for more housing we will not leave much of a community or country for future generations. This disregard for the future will be detrimental to future societies. A better review of the demographics I think will show that the building of more High Rise Apartment would not be necessary. Thank you for this rendering of A Sand Country Almanac.

A Conservationist Classic

if I were only allowed 10 books on my bookshelf, this would be one of them. The stories are engaging and the message is timeless. My only disappointment was, had the reader been male, I could have fantasized that it was Aldo Leopold's voice.

Delicious

A classic and a vital contribution to how we as a society see the land. Especially in the current climate crisis. If you don’t care about nature, you will after reading this. If you’re a seasoned naturalist, you’re about to feel like you’ve met an old friend.