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Scott Russell Sanders
Sanders writes with the kindness of E. B. White and the reverence of the poet … James Wright. -Frances Lefkowitz, New Age [Sanders] looks so wisely at the grain of…
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Ranging from an autobiographical tour-de-force that describes a childhood spent with an alcoholic father to Looking at Women, a reflection on male yearning and confusion, to a look at the…
These essays look for powerful reasons for optimism in a dark age. They open with a confrontation between father and son as they embark together on a trip through America…
In 30 of his finest essaysnine never before collectedScott Russell Sanders tackles such vital issues as the disruption of Earths climate, the impact of technology, the mystique of money, the…
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A Lannan Literary Award-winning authorOs search for a centered life.
The time is 1813, during America’s last war with England; the place is the Ohio Valley, the thickly wooded highway of western settlement. Wolves still howl at midnight on village…
In the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one’s home region is the grounding for global knowledge.
Prize-winning essayist Scott Russell Sanders explores the role of imagination in art, science, and ethics. He shows that bold acts of imagination are key to healing our divided society and…
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First time Sanders’ sci fi has been collected in one place. 2. Themes of pollution, climate change, and deforestation are very topical for readers. 3. Very well-written stories from a…
Watch whirligig beetles and water striders skate across the water, follow animal tracks along the bank, and count the turtles sunning themselves on moss-covered logs. There’s a wild and beautiful…
Beautifully written, The Engineer of Beasts brings together the best of Scott Russell Sanders’s environmental wisdom with skilled world-building and beloved characters.
In Limestone, Indiana, a city tucked away among forested hills, peculiar things happen, often in the vicinity of a jack-of-all-trades named Gordon Mills. Centaurs and nymphs shelter in a local…
Practical, ecological, and philosophical grounds for a conservation ethic
By capturing the delicate details of bark, branches, and leaves, Meeting Trees enchants readers with the beauty of the natural world, showing them how they can get acquainted with some…
Scott R. Sanders
Tells a love story, wrapped inside the tale of a high-tech conspiracy, wrapped inside a vision of earth’s future. During the 21st century, humans withdraw from the poisoned biosphere into…
It is an up-close look at a singular point on the planet where the miracles of geology have yielded a special kind of stone, and where landscape, towns, and the…
Frank P. Thomas Jr., Donald J. Thomas, and Robert E. Wildman, owners of the General Equipment Company, entered into the fast-food business by opening a 15cents hamburger restaurant called Burger…
An essential book for everyone who cares about preserving the past for future generations.
Haunting, Suspenseful and based on True Events
Rachel Peden
A book of rural virtues and a naturalist’s philosophy
