RiverwalkingIn these twenty elegant essays, a philosopher and amateur naturalist meanders along the rivers and streams of the american West and muses on love, loss, aging, motherhood, happiness, the art of poking around, and other important matters. A smart, compassionate, and wise meditation on living in place (Terry Tempest Williams).

from Labrador to the Aleutian Islands

met their challenges

But Beckerman and Gray have shown here that there are still plenty of sounds that we’ve all missed

While she’s caught between present and past

he’s far from pleased with the woman responsible

this beautiful book is a treasure

stunning silences

“Christmas in Venice” is the perfect little treat to start off the holidays with a smile

where the price of immortality is madness—or damnation—and only Lizzie’s dark ingenuity can help Eliza survive

you can pretend that you’re in a museum

and universal take on Thanksgiving—the perfect treat for fall

They have the power to wipe out any of the universe’s other inhabitants