AUTHOR THOMAS URQUHART writes and speaks on the environment, culture, and the relationship between art and nature. His long career devoted to the non-profit sector spans performing arts, environmental protection and conservation, including state, national and international organizations. He is currently the Executive Director of La Napoule Art Foundation , based in France.
The twin themes of art and nature form the basis for his first book, For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera and Other Journeys, an exhilarating portrait of Mother Nature. Describing how a stewardship ethic can be shaped by a love of art as well as nature, Mr. Urquhart suggests that in the proper balance, human activity and nature combine to provide the most emotionally satisfying landscapes in which to live, and that they deserve as much protection as traditional wilderness areas. [ more ]
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One of the "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR" --The L.A. Times “... Comprehensive and compelling ... The dilemmas that Urquhart so eloquently lays out in For the Beauty of the Earth remain dilemmas. But it is the questioning itself that makes this book genuinely inspiring, questions asked so passionately, so intelligently and in such glorious and accomplished prose that Urquhart convinces us, against all cynicism, that our benighted species is capable of finding the necessary answers, and what’s more, he makes us eager to try.” |
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