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Earth Works: Selected Essays
Scott Russell Sanders
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Description for Earth Works: Selected Essays
paperback. Reflections on nature, life, family, and place by one of America's leading essayists Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
In the hands of award-winning writer Scott Russell Sanders, the essay becomes an inquisitive and revelatory form of art. In 30 of his finest essays—nine never before collected—Sanders examines his Midwestern background, his father's drinking, his opposition to war, his literary inheritance, and his feeling for wildness. He also tackles such vital issues as the disruption of Earth's climate, the impact of technology, the mystique of money, the ideology of consumerism, and the meaning of sustainability. Throughout, he asks perennial questions: What is a good life? How do family and culture shape a person's character? How should we treat one ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253000958
SKU
V9780253000958
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99-50
About Scott Russell Sanders
Scott Russell Sanders, Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Indiana University Bloomington, is author of 20 books of fiction and nonfiction, including A Private History of Awe, Writing from the Center (IUP, 1995), and A Conservationist Manifesto (IUP, 2009). Among his honors are the Lannan Literary Award, the John Burroughs Essay Award, and the Mark Twain Award.
Reviews for Earth Works: Selected Essays
[The essays in Earth Works are . . . a rich mix of beautifully crafted and progressive pieces that engage the reader in a long conversation. They are best read slowly, providing time to consider Sanders' propositions, his keen insight and lessons, his critical questioning.
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