A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco Examiner.


From the Hardcover edition.

• Mollie Is Three: Growing Up in School
• Child and Family Practice: A Relational Perspective
• A Natural History of the Senses
• An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
• One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir
• Deep Play