Virga & Bone
Essays from Dry Places
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Craig Childs
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From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons - a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.
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- By Kd on 09-12-20
By: Mark Owens, and others
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The Good Rain
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- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.
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White man bad, capitalism bad
- By Forget about it on 04-15-21
By: Timothy Egan
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We Stood upon Stars
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You are made for freedom and adventure, friendship and romance. Yet too much of your life is spent unfulfilled at work, restless at home, and bored at church. All the while, you know there is something more. You'll find some of life's best moments waiting for you over a campfire, on a river - even in that coffee shop or brewery you didn't know you'd discover along the way. It's time to begin the search.
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Such a good book
- By The Great Bambino on 06-16-21
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Full Circle
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Following the hugely popular and successful Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, Michael Palin set off to meet another challenge: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.
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Excellent, per usual
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Almost Anywhere
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What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.
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No a travelogue - its a diary
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By: Krista Schlyer
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Cry of the Kalahari
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This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This best-selling book is for both travelers and animal lovers.
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Classic Book & Very Highly Recommended
- By Tropical Gal on 05-12-19
By: Mark Owens, and others
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A Most Remarkable Creature
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An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history.
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I don't leave reviews often, but . . .
- By Steven L Peck on 06-24-21
By: Jonathan Meiburg
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Irons in the Fire
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- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
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Fabulously entertaining and filled with the intriguing trivia of life, Irons in the Fire is another impeccably crafted collection of seven essays by John McPhee. His peerless writing, punctuated with a sharp sense of humor and fascinating detail, has earned him legions of fans across the country.
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New New Journalism is on Fire
- By Darwin8u on 02-10-15
By: John McPhee
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RipRap and Cold Mountain Poems
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By any measure, Gary Snyder is one of the greatest poets in America in the last century. From his first book of poems to his latest collection of essays, his work and his example, standing between Tu Fu and Thoreau, has been influential all over the world. Riprap, his first book of poems, was published in Japan in 1959 by Origin Press, and it is the 50th anniversary of that groundbreaking book that is celebrated with this new edition.
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Listen to for 1000 nights and never long enough
- By Susie on 05-05-16
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Lassoing the Sun
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Many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark's most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks. On the eve of turning 50, and a little burned out, Mark decided to reconnect with the great outdoors. He'd spend a year visiting the national parks.
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great narrator, lackluster story, wonderful themes
- By MT on 08-21-18
By: Mark Woods
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- Danielle C.
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Perfection as Always, Though I Missed the Author's Narration
Of course the writing was excellent Craig Childs writing. I've listened to almost all of his books, and I like, moan at certain parts as if I've taken a particularly good bite of food. But this is the first one that the author himself didn't narrate, and I didn't love the new guy. I would literally buy another copy of this audiobook with the author reading it if it came out.
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- J. H. Robinson
- 09-19-22
Wonderful collection of essays
Wonderful collection of linked essays on life and death in the desert regions of North America. Childs raises a bar set by Kingsolver and others writing about dryland ecology.
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- Caitlin
- 05-01-20
Nice visit to the desert
Yet again I loved Craig Childs writing. As a lover of the desert and a geologist, I really love how he captures the thoughts and feelings of these types of landscapes.
Favorite quote “Geology is the hand of God” I have to say I agree!
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- Malcolm Childers
- 06-19-20
a great collection of Craig's most recent writing
Craig Childs is a writer and oral interpreter of his work in very exclusive neighborhood of master language artists.
if you want writing that let's you be, 'in the moment,' of living in the mind of a genius observer their are few writers that are his equal. This book was brilliantly expressed but the quan of perfection is when Craig is the one interpreting his own words.
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- Alan R Williams
- 12-23-23
Great, short listen!
Virga, an earnest attempt for water seeking to replenish the ground is breathed away from existence, only to recycle endlessly.
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- Author Abbie Johnson Taylor
- 05-04-21
Exploring Desert Regions
Rick Adamson does an excellent job of narrating. I enjoyed reading about the author’s desert adventures in California, Mexico, and other locations. Having grown up in Arizona, I was especially interested in his experiences with and perceptions of the desert outside Tucson and the Navajo reservation. At times, I was reminded of the geology classes I took in high school and college. If you’re interested in deserts and enjoy reading about outdoor adventures, this book is for you.
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- M. J. Schmitt
- 12-23-23
not great
Very bad reading.. would be better if author had read. Narrators voice and style better suited for something else.. Viagra commercials perhaps.
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