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The Sonoran Desert. A Literary Field Guide.
. Illus: Mirocha, Paul. Ed(S): Magrane, Eric; Cokinos, Christopher
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Description for The Sonoran Desert. A Literary Field Guide.
Paperback. Both literary anthology and hands-on field guide, The Sonoran Desert is a groundbreaking book that melds art and science. It captures the stunning biodiversity of the world's most verdant desert through words and images. Illustrator(s): Mirocha, Paul. Editor(s): Magrane, Eric; Cokinos, Christopher. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RGBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
A land of austerity and bounty, the Sonoran Desert is a place that captures imaginations and hearts. It is a place where barbs snag, thorns prick, and claws scratch. A place where lizards scramble and it's a book to walk with, a book to scribble in, and even a book to use as a cushion if the desert rock you tried to sit on was too sharp. A place where lizards scramble and pause, hawks hunt like wolves, and bobcats skulk in creosote.
Both literary anthology and hands-on field guide, The Sonoran Desert is a groundbreaking book that ... Read more
A land of austerity and bounty, the Sonoran Desert is a place that captures imaginations and hearts. It is a place where barbs snag, thorns prick, and claws scratch. A place where lizards scramble and it's a book to walk with, a book to scribble in, and even a book to use as a cushion if the desert rock you tried to sit on was too sharp. A place where lizards scramble and pause, hawks hunt like wolves, and bobcats skulk in creosote.
Both literary anthology and hands-on field guide, The Sonoran Desert is a groundbreaking book that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816531233
SKU
V9780816531233
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99-1
About . Illus: Mirocha, Paul. Ed(S): Magrane, Eric; Cokinos, Christopher
Eric Magrane is the first poet-in-residence at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. He has been an artist-in-residence in three national parks and is the founding editor of Spiral Orb, an experiment in permaculture poetics. Magrane is currently completing his PhD in geography at the University of Arizona Christopher Cokinos is the author of three books of literary nonfiction: Hope Is ... Read more
Reviews for The Sonoran Desert. A Literary Field Guide.
""It's also a book to get away with. Let the rest of the country rant and rave and post and tweet and babble. The writers inside these pages aren't listening. They are too busy getting out there and getting lost, naming plants and animals, teaching and learning, and doing the vital work of mapping their place."" —David Gessner, author of ... Read more