Lopez, Barry Holstun

Summary: "This collection represents part of the enduring legacy of Barry Lopez, hailed as a 'national treasure' (Outside) and "one of our finest writers" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) when he died in December 2020. An ardent steward of the land, fearless traveler, and unrivaled observer of nature and culture in all its forms, Lopez lost much of the Oregon property where he had lived for over fifty...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LOP

Stocking, Kathleen

Summary: Introspective essays that interpret life and effort through nature and the primal cycles of life.--Adapted from back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rivertree Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 STO

Pham, Larissa

Summary: Like a song that feels written just for you, Larissa Pham's debut work of nonfiction captures the imagination and refuses to let go. Pop Song is a book about love and about falling in love--with a place, or a painting, or a person--and the joy and terror inherent in the experience of that love. Plumbing the well of culture for clues and patterns about love and loss--from Agnes Martin's abstract...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay Pham

Mayes, Frances

Summary: "A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAYES, FRANCES MAY

Jacobson, Abbi

Summary: When Broad City star Abbi Jacobson announced that she planned to drive across the country alone, she was met with lots of questions and opinions. Why wasn't she going with friends? Wouldn't it be incredibly lonely? The North route is better! Was it safe for a woman? The Southern route is the way to go! You should bring mace! And a common one: Why? But Abbi had always found comfort in solitude...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 JAC

Brown, Molly McCully

Summary: "In sixteen intimate essays, poet Molly McCully Brown explores living within and beyond the limits of a body-in her case, one shaped since birth by cerebral palsy, a permanent and often painful movement disorder. In spite of-indeed, in response to-physical constraints, Brown leads a peripatetic life: the essays comprise a vivid travelogue set throughout the United States and Europe, ranging...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Persea Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BRO