Encounters with the Archdruid
 From Amazon.com: Born in 1915, the mountaineer and outdoorsman David Brower has arguably been the single most influential American environmentalist in the last half of the 20th century; even his erstwhile foes at the Department of the Interior grudgingly [... more]
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Irons in the Fire
From Amazon.com: Master essayist John McPhee heard about vehicles in Nevada that resemble police cars, but the cop inside was actually a "brand inspector," a lawman charged with tracking cattle rustlers. Ever curious, McPhee left his home in [... more]
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The Founding Fish
They're In the River!!!!: Finish-up those tax returns folks because they'll start passing Lambertville around 4/15. I heard about this book for a long time before I finally got around to reading it. I read it three times right away and still pick it up [... more]
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Levels of the Game
a real pinnacle in Sports writing: Ostensibly this book is about a tennis match, Arthur Ashe versus Clark Graebner in the 1968 US Open Semifinals. The match was historic in itself: "It has been thirteen years since an American won the men's-singles [... more]
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Annals of the Former World
From Amazon.com: In 1978 New Yorker magazine staff writer John McPhee set out making notes for an ambitious project: a geological history of North America, centered, for the sake of convenience, on the 40th parallel, a history that encompasses billions [... more]
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Annals of the Former World
From Amazon.com: In 1978 New Yorker magazine staff writer John McPhee set out making notes for an ambitious project: a geological history of North America, centered, for the sake of convenience, on the 40th parallel, a history that encompasses billions [... more]
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The Second John McPhee Reader
Another great collection: Not quite as wonderful as the first John McPhee reader. But that may be because the first collection inspired me as I was beginning my career as a reporter. Objectively, the second "Reader" is every bit as inspiring in [... more]
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus
Ancient Cuisine: Toward the end of ASPARAGUS, Euell Gibbons relates stopping during a stroll with his wife "at a couple of blooming elder bushes and collecting a bag of elder blow with next morning's breakfast in mind". Clearly, he has a recipe [... more]
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Basin and Range
From Amazon.com: One of the most valuable tools for the advancement of geological science has in fact been the humble road cut. United States Interstate 80 crosses the entire North American continent, in the process exposing hundreds of millions of years [... more]
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Irons in the Fire
From Amazon.com: Master essayist John McPhee heard about vehicles in Nevada that resemble police cars, but the cop inside was actually a "brand inspector," a lawman charged with tracking cattle rustlers. Ever curious, McPhee left his home in [... more]
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Uncommon Carriers
Travel tales: John McPhee is the ultimate observer. He has an uncanny ability to reveal interesting details in the most mundane surroundings. Much of what he discloses are things we often overlook. Better yet, he imparts what he sees with impressive [... more]
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The Ransom of Russian Art
Author: John McPhee Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 709 EAN: 9780374524500 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0374524505 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1996-01-01 [... more]
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