{"title":"Daniel Firth Griffith","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-plain-of-pillars-a-celtic-story-retold-paperback","title":"The Plain of Pillars: A Celtic Story Retold - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the yellowing mane of a horse and the deep roots of mugwort's silver lace is born a boy who can sing like Sun, who can restore the boundless colors beyond bondage. But to do that, he has to kill the Mountain. And there the journey begins and ends...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ancient people discover the brutality of peace in this Fantasy Book of the Year (Independent Press) rooted within the Celtic fringes of Ancient Ireland. A subversive retelling of the \u003cem\u003eCath Mag Tuired\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Second Battle of Moytura\u003c\/em\u003e, the Irish battle-saga between the Tuatha Dé Dannan and the Fomorians, \u003cem\u003eThe Plain of Pillars\u003c\/em\u003e has been called \"a mastery of mythology\" (Independent Review) and \"a form of resistance against colonization and cultural extinction\" (Kirkus Reviews) that \"weaves a vibrant tapestry of hope, resilience, and magik\" (Literary Titan). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriffith's triumphant version of this Irish myth heightens the latent Insular Celtic oral texture in the original manuscript and its tension with colonialism and language, transmitting a story that can be located in the heart of every reader inside theme-veins of kinship with a dying world, hope in the one-eyed face of genocidal hate, and the promise that stories have power enough to shape the clay of man and Earth Mother both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A captivating retelling of Celtic mythology... a form of resistance against colonization and cultural extinction...Griffith keeps this folkloric tale alive and vibrant.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The prose itself is a triumph, a stunning reinterpretation of Celtic mythology.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Literary Titan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Griffith's wonderful work, The Plain of Pillars, transports the reader into ancient Ireland, and proves to me that we are all indeed related.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Taylor Keen, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of Rediscovering Turtle Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If we're going to build new systems, we need old myths told in new ways and Griffith's outstanding book, The Plain of Pillars,  offers us a grand, beautiful, enchanting story. A beautiful book in all ways.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Manda Scott, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of Any Human Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Griffith demonstrates a mastery of genre fiction and mythology, employing narrative techniques that are both lyrically impressive and philosophically engaging.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375091581151,"sku":"9798998626517","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tK0TTapoVB9798998626517.webp?v=1789193016"},{"product_id":"stagtine-kincentric-rewilding-science-a-tale-of-letting-go-paperback","title":"Stagtine: Kincentric Rewilding, Science, \u0026 A Tale of Letting Go - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2025 Nautilus Best Small Press Books of the Year and GOLD Award in Restorative Earth Practices. A 2025 National Indie Excellence Finalist in Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If you think you understand regenerative agriculture, think again. Firth's experience and writing challenges all pre-conceived notions and helps us rethink our relationship to nature around us and the earth beneath our feet.\" - Hilda Labrada Gore, Wise Traditions Podcast of the Weston A. Price Foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre Homo sapiens mammals or mini gods?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStagtine is an epic tale, rich with science and agricultural insight, of one family's transition from a struggling regenerative farm to a pioneering kincentric rewilding landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur modern mythology is the climate crisis. From mass species extinctions that tally at pace with exhaled breath to the reigning of carbon and pollution that suffocate our scorching days-she is knocking, and she is at the door. We are told that we need to do more: do more to save the world, do more to build efficient, regenerative systems. We are told agriculture is here to save the day. But will it be enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if that was the wrong question? What if climate change is not a crisis to be solved but a living force inviting us back into relation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Stagtine, Griffith illuminates the gauntlet that is modern life and agriculture, industrial or regenerative, and rather than telling us how to run the race, he suggests that we step back, turn within, and look to all relations for guidance on how to inform our next steps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than the modern story that humans must \"save the world,\" Stagtine circles inward to a simpler, more ancient proposal: we can enliven our visit to Earth by relinquishing control and stepping into right relationship with one another and the landscapes we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Dr. Fred Provenza.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382145908959,"sku":"9781735492285","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0CJgQGO2Vq9781735492285.webp?v=1789286442"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/daniel-firth-griffith.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}