{"product_id":"unwilded","title":"Unwilded","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnwilded\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores how our shift from lives immersed in nature to repetitive indoor routines has harmed our wellbeing and sense of connection, and, in turn, the planet. It shows how we can quietly begin to restore what we have lost by going outside and paying attention to the wild beauty around us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumans used to be embedded in the natural world, but today many of us live sedentary screen-based lives indoors, treating nature as something distant – to be watched on television or reached by flying elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnwilded\u003c\/i\u003e, Alastair Humphreys examines the consequences of this disconnection and how it shapes our wellbeing, childhood, education, diets, lifestyles and the liveability of towns. On a wider scale, it explains why the climate and ecological emergencies feel abstract and beyond our individual responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the heart of the book is \u003ci\u003eshifting baseline syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e: from the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree to the extinction of possibly the most abundant bird species in history, it is the quiet process by which each generation accepts a depleted world as normal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnwilded\u003c\/i\u003e argues that change need not begin with grand gestures. It can begin with spending just fifteen minutes outdoors, paying attention. From nothing comes understanding, care and responsibility – and the beginning of rewilding ourselves and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 224pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Eye (July 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781785634833\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57384662958464,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/Unwilded_FrontCover.jpg?v=1779309164","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/unwilded","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}