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    Book Review: The Nature Principle

    People Can Benefit By Reconnecting with Nature Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012 Reviewed by Roger Lohr The Nature Principle: Human Restoration the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder is by Richard Louv, who wrote Last Child in the Woods, and has toured around the country recommending that we help kids discover or reconnect with nature. This can be called a movement and now Louv is extending his message to adults. His premise is supported by research and anecdotes that the connection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival. Additionally, outdoor experiences may enhance the ability for us to learn and think, to expand our senses,…