Very good copy of the first edition this collection of essays about the Southwest deserts, signed simply "Bruce Berger" on the title page. Dust jacket has a few tears. Please also see other signed Berger titles available from West Elk Books.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Telling Distance Conversations with the American Desert

Publisher

Anchor

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0932576745

ISBN 13

9780932576743

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very good

Dust Jacket Condition

good

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

Seller catalogs

Southwestern U.S.

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Synopsis

Essays discuss desert ecology, wilderness areas, and the relationship between people and nature

Reviews

Many of these essays have appeared in various publications, not all of them nature-oriented, and are thus quite diverse. The introduction, even if one accepts the description of deserts as emptiness, is too obscure to tempt the reader. The essays themselves, however, combine to form an eccentric volume of philosophical musings and observations about the desert, camping, and living. The overall effect leaves one rather bemused and wondering what it was all about. Given that the manuscript for this book won the 1990 Western States Book Award for Creative Nonfiction, however, there may be some demand for it.
- Katharine Galloway Garstka, Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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