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Paperback. Condition: Good. David Mas Masumoto, best-selling author of Epitaph for a Peach, returns to the same ground but digs even deeper in a new, "more ambitious book" in which "he lets his philosophy about man and nature emerge from an absorbing chronicle of his life and that of his Japanese antecedents" (The Economist). This is a book about working alongside the ghosts of generations past, about the search for roots in the tragic history of internment camps and in the rural culture of Japan. It is equally about renewal-reinvigorating the farm with organic techniques, teaching his children how to carry on the work that eighty acres of peaches and grapes demand. Masumoto knits past and present to achieve a rare and essential harmony: holding on to what matters, despite the pressures of time and change. "Take your time, linger" with the book, counsels the San Diego Union-Tribune, "Masumoto's serene tales . . . are like a balm." He is a "remarkable" author, sums up The Atlantic, "with a field, and a sensibility, peculiarly his own.".…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. David Mas Masumoto, best-selling author of Epitaph for a Peach, returns to the same ground but digs even deeper in a new, "more ambitious book" in which "he lets his philosophy about man and nature emerge from an absorbing chronicle of his life and that of his Japanese antecedents" (The Economist). This is a book about working alongside the ghosts of generations past, about the search for roots in the tragic history of internment camps and in the rural culture of Japan. It is equally about renewal-reinvigorating the farm with organic techniques, teaching his children how to carry on the work that eighty acres of peaches and grapes demand. Masumoto knits past and present to achieve a rare and essential harmony: holding on to what matters, despite the pressures of time and change. "Take your time, linger" with the book, counsels the San Diego Union-Tribune, "Masumoto's serene tales . . . are like a balm." He is a "remarkable" author, sums up The Atlantic, "with a field, and a sensibility, peculiarly his own.".…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. On the farm, appreciating the fruits of one's own labor requires all the senses: smell that knows when a peach is ready to be picked; sight that observes the health of a season's crop; touch that measures the weight of a fruit; hearing that recognizes each voice that calls out across the fields; and taste that savors the refreshing tang of a fruit at that perfect moment of ripeness. Taking us into his fields to witness the cycle of the harvest, Masumoto reminds us that we must stop living on the run in order to savor the world around us.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. A Japanese-American farmer's tribute to family, farm, and community. Epitaph for a Peach-David Mas Masumoto's successful and critically acclaimed first book-grew out of his attempt to save his orchard of old-fashioned juicy peaches from replacement by a more commercially viable brand. His glorious new book, Harvest Son, is about taking over and renewing the family farm. In prose of zen-like calm and clarity, Masumoto relates how he learned to prune vines and survive a storm; to value the knowledge of old farmers and the rusty tools forgotten in the shed; and to take on a leadership role in his Buddhist community. He also shares life vividly in the present: how it feels really to sweat while you work; the way dust cakes on your neck when you're driving a tractor; the pleasure of rinsing off under a cold faucet; a grandmother's joy at hearing that her grandson will visit her birthplace; the way grapes are dried into raisins; and the way a family works together in the fields. Masumoto celebrates the continuity in which he harvests grapes from the vines that his grandfather planted. He also mourns the losses suffered during the Japanese-American internment before he was born. But by knitting together past and future, he holds on to what matters, despite the pressures of change.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. One California farmer wages a heartfelt campaign to save a legendary, juice-dripping peach from the threat of the bulldozer. A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). David Mas Masumoto documents eighty acres of orchards and vineyards in the Central Valley, chronicling his efforts to nurture cover crops while fruit brokers reject heirloom taste in favour of cosmetic red skin. The book balances the gritty realities of agricultural survival with a deep affection for the land and its seasonal rhythms. Drawing on three generations of Japanese American history, the narrative examines the quiet resilience required to cultivate rich soil and care for aging trees. Masumoto crafts an intimate portrait of rural stewardship where ecological devotion meets commercial vulnerability. Line drawings. Sun Crest Peach: Masumoto chronicles his struggle to preserve an heirloom variety celebrated for explosive sweetness and chin-dripping juice against commercial brokers demanding cosmetics and shelf life. Organic Farming Methods: The text documents hands-on experiments with crimson clover cover crops, beneficial insects, and compost as alternatives to synthetic fertilizers and chemical sprays. Family Farm Legacy: Set in the San Joaquin Valley near Del Rey, the narrative weaves Japanese American history through the daily physical labor of tending orchards and vineyards. Four Seasons Rhythm: Across sixteen chapters, the work follows the annual cycle from spring thinning and summer harvest to autumn brush-shredding and winter pruning amid the valley fog.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. One California farmer wages a heartfelt campaign to save a legendary, juice-dripping peach from the threat of the bulldozer. A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). David Mas Masumoto documents eighty acres of orchards and vineyards in the Central Valley, chronicling his efforts to nurture cover crops while fruit brokers reject heirloom taste in favour of cosmetic red skin. The book balances the gritty realities of agricultural survival with a deep affection for the land and its seasonal rhythms. Drawing on three generations of Japanese American history, the narrative examines the quiet resilience required to cultivate rich soil and care for aging trees. Masumoto crafts an intimate portrait of rural stewardship where ecological devotion meets commercial vulnerability. Line drawings. Sun Crest Peach: Masumoto chronicles his struggle to preserve an heirloom variety celebrated for explosive sweetness and chin-dripping juice against commercial brokers demanding cosmetics and shelf life. Organic Farming Methods: The text documents hands-on experiments with crimson clover cover crops, beneficial insects, and compost as alternatives to synthetic fertilizers and chemical sprays. Family Farm Legacy: Set in the San Joaquin Valley near Del Rey, the narrative weaves Japanese American history through the daily physical labor of tending orchards and vineyards. Four Seasons Rhythm: Across sixteen chapters, the work follows the annual cycle from spring thinning and summer harvest to autumn brush-shredding and winter pruning amid the valley fog.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A family separated by racism against Japanese Americans and the discrimination of people with developmental disabilitiesreunited seventy years later, returning to their roots on a farm and bound by family secrets. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. A family separated by racism against Japanese Americans and the discrimination of people with developmental disabilitiesreunited seventy years later, returning to their roots on a farm and bound by family secrets. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wakida, Patricia Miye (illustrator).