{"product_id":"sacred-sendoffs-9781948626590","title":"Sacred Sendoffs","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 IPPY Gold Award Winner | Animals\/Pets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn elegant manifesto for improving life―and death―for all beings on sacred Mother Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\"If there is one book you choose to read about how to enjoy and improve your relationships with animals and fully appreciate who they truly are, this is the one.\" \u003cb\u003e― MARC BEKOFF, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Emotional Lives of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand other books; Professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining humorous anecdotes and thought-provoking research, \u003ci\u003eSacred Sendoffs\u003c\/i\u003e explores human relationships with beloved pets, wild creatures, animal astronauts, marine life, farmed animals, and other sentient beings. Along the way, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen shares insights for sustaining their lives, honoring deaths, and managing the emotions that arise when we lose an animal we love. While many books focus exclusively on pet loss, animal welfare, or environmental issues, Bowen’s ever curious and playful style takes on all three, revealing their unavoidable entanglement. \u003ci\u003eSacred Sendoffs\u003c\/i\u003e helps animal lovers uncover practical actions and everyday opportunities for helping the more-than-human world thrive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Bowen covers a great deal of ground here, creating a new paradigm for thinking about the way we treat our closest companions and fellow beings. And she offers hope for the future, reminding us that learning to value animals in life and death may be the first step toward saving our beloved planet.” \u003cb\u003e― Book Review,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah A. Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286831476987,"sku":"9781948626590","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781948626590.jpg?v=1772488201","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/sacred-sendoffs-9781948626590","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}