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Alison Gopnik

The Gardener and the Carpenter

The Gardener and the Carpenter

A book by Alison Gopnik exploring the philosophy and science of parenting.

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    “The relationship between parents and children, the natural world, beauty, education and the sacred are front and center in this book. “To be a parent-to care for a child-is to be part of a profound and unique human relationship, to engage in a particular kind of love.” Alison Gopnick”

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