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Last Child in the Woods
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-20-07
- Language: English
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Regular price: $32.87
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Amazing content, boring reader!
There is no other book in the world like this one! The studies, the stories, they're unsurpassed by any other nature book I've read. Unfortunately this reader has the ability to douse in chloroform even the most interesting of subjects. It took me over 7 months to finish this audiobook because I kept falling asleep to his hypnotic, rhythmic cadence. Read the book, but be warned: he reads like a relaxing robot.
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- Dragonfly3085
- 09-02-17
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I can't listen it's so monotonous ☹️ disregard story rating since I can't get through it to accurately judge
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- Eric
- 08-01-12
Great until it devolves into religious nonsense.
What made the experience of listening to Last Child in the Woods the most enjoyable?
The thorough review of current studies around Nature Deficit Disorder is fascinating. I added more bookmarks to this audiobook than any other I've downloaded.
It is unfortunate that as the book draws to a close, Louv lays religion on thickly. I was brought up in a Christian community in the deep south. As a kid, I explored nature endlessly and experienced the spiritual awe described in the book.
As an adult atheist (of the pleasant variety), my sense of awe in nature has only increased. Implying that my experience should in some way be linked to religion or a supernatural deity is just silliness and cheapens an otherwise wonderful book.
What did you learn from Last Child in the Woods that you would use in your daily life?
Last Child in the Woods helped to solidify many of my thoughts and feelings that my wife and I have been having. It has inspired us to work harder at converting every scrap of our home into a sustainable, natural setting for our child to enjoy.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-27-18
Excellent.
this have a voice to what I already knew and felt. it gave logic and facts to what so many don't understand. o enjoyed it completely
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- Amanda
- 05-03-17
Should be required reading for parents and teachers
This book may have changed me forever. it's hard to say right now because I just finished it, but I have not been able to stop thinking about it since I started it (only a week ago). I wish that this book was required reading for all parents and teachers of young children. I think it would make an enormous impact on our future if children were encouraged and allowed to wander outdoors. To bring nature in to the regular classroom could have incredible impact on our future as a whole.
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- Arizona
- 04-16-17
Crucial
The point is repeating, but necessary. This book will remind you of your disconnection with nature, make you more present as to protecting it; and if you have children, want to protect their ability to connect with nature.
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- alphasaurus
- 09-02-16
great information/performance but dragged on
it felt like the author ran out of content halfway and added semi relevant content.
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- Mandy
- 06-27-16
Required reading but soon turned into more...
What made the experience of listening to Last Child in the Woods the most enjoyable?
I was originally reading this book for my environmental psychology class but I have to say I soon couldn't put it down (which hardly ever happens with required reading books). This book was well written and brings up a lot of interesting thoughts. It pulls you in and makes you question if the things we do to help our children are actually subtly harming them in the long run. It brought up memories from my own childhood and made me reflect on how they have impacted my life and how todays children will never learn some of the lessons we learned when we were younger just by being given the freedom to explore.
Any additional comments?
If you like this book I would also recommend watching the documentary Play again. It revisits a lot of the same ideas but you see them in action.
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- diana hernandez
- 09-28-18
required reading
are you a human? wether you like the outdoors or not, this is required reading.
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- Blaine
- 07-30-18
Thought this would be an inspiration
I found this book to be somewhat boring and disappointing. I struggled to finish it. I suppose if you live in an urban area you may find this book to be informative but I found it to be obvious and a needless arguement. Most offputting element was the narrator.