cover image Words from the Land: Encounters with Natural History Writing

Words from the Land: Encounters with Natural History Writing

. Peregrine Smith Books, $9.95 (303pp) ISBN 978-0-87905-240-9

The ``choice sampler of this decade's very best nature writing'' offers excerpts from John McPhee's Basin and Range , Barry Lopez's Arctic Dreams , Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard , plus 12 other stellar pieces from award-winning books, lauded PW. Trimble also interviewed nine literary naturalists vis-a-vis their work practices. Photos. (Sept.)