{"product_id":"the-common-uncommon-a-forest-journey-9781324021100","title":"The Common Uncommon: A Forest Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor forty years, Bernd Heinrich has been ensconced in the woods of the northern, or boreal, forest, living in his log cabin amidst a vast sea of spruce, fir, and larch in the mountains of western Maine. In a land of winter snow, summer heat, and at times fire, drought, and flood, all life confronts vast and occasionally rapid environmental changes, as one day, and one season, may be a completely different environment from the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Common Uncommon\u003c\/em\u003e captures the rhythms of Heinrich's seasonal life. From the forest he first encountered as a child of German refugees, Heinrich combines his powers of observation with professional expertise, as he notes the beautiful, but not entirely idiosyncratic characteristics--the \"common uncommon\"--of spiders, ants, chestnut trees, porcupines, owls, and mice. From the elusive single-cell organism called a euglena, which swims in fresh water and is part animal, part plant, to the resourceful wood frog, which nearly freezes into ice each winter while protecting its cells with glucose, Heinrich's musings on life in the forest stunningly capture the five states of Being, Becoming, Interbeing, Remembering, and Returning. With sharp, evocative prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Common Uncommon\u003c\/em\u003e is a narrative of small surprises in nature, some delightful and some--brought on by climate change--devastating, all seen through the hawk eyes of a world-renowned naturalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernd Heinrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 5.67w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324021100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeinrich, Bernd:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBernd Heinrich\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling \u003cem\u003eWinter World, Mind of the Raven, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhy We Run\u003c\/em\u003e. Winner of the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for \u003cem\u003eLife Everlasting\u003c\/em\u003e, he resides in Maine.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bernd Heinrich \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876602626205,"sku":"9781324021100","price":49.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6f097fd8-3cce-4d58-804d-7fc2d420cd67.jpg?v=1777383053","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-common-uncommon-a-forest-journey-9781324021100","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}