Our Better Nature David S. Tanenhaus Carole Shields

Carole Shields

The Perfect Being reads like a personal journal as well as a manual for those interested in Sufism

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and the stories are sprinkled with omens and maritime protocols that guide decisions made on the water

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Our Better Nature David S. Tanenhaus Carole ShieldsFew cities are so dramatically identified with their environment as San Francisco the landscape of hills, the expansive bay, the engulfing fog, and even the deadly fault line shifting below. Yet most residents think of the city itself as separate from the natural environment on which it depends. In Our Better Nature, Philip J. Dreyfus recounts the history of San Francisco from Indian village to world class metropolis, focusing on the interactions