Customer Review: I read this book (age 57) when my daughter(age 20) was training to climb Aconcagua and I was petrified. She is a good athlete but had never climbed mountains. A friend recommended it to me. As much as I love the rest of the book, what was most poignant to me was the part about how survivors have a... more info
Customer Review: The definitive anchor volume on the bookshelf of modern American conservation. Leopold presents the big picture, painted as many small scenes. Again and again, I return to the February essay, "Good Oak," a classic of natural history writing. Leopold is a natural historian of the old school. If... more info
Customer Review: This anthology, edited by Jerome Groopman, is exactly what one would hope for - a wide-ranging collection of well-written, fascinating articles which will expand the reader's horizons and are fun to read. Groopman's anthology benefits from his having cast a very broad net, as well as from the depth... more info
Customer Review: For those of us who love Williams' work the arrival of a new volume is better than birthday cake, and her latest onced again delivers the mix of environmental sense, ethical sensibility and fearlessness that has characterized her work for decades. She cuts to the heart of issues and hearts,... more info
Customer Review: This is all over the map. It's a hermit's reflections on a world that moves too slowly for the rest of us to see. It's a naturalist's insight into the behavior of animals and people. It's a political extremist's commentary on unchecked development and resource depletion. Best of all, it's a... more info
Customer Review: I love this book. It starts a tiny bit slow, but is so engaging once you get into it. I gave it to everyone one Christmas. Great book.
Customer Review: The author never does find the snow leopard but his journey in the Himalaya helps him to begin to find himself and discover the meaning of life -- through the life and example of the simple folk he encounters, especially his sherpa. The author thinks and writes like a poet. His language and imagery... more info
