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Book Description
"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW
Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, UtaContinue
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 337 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0345326490
- ISBN-13: 9780345326492
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Pub date: Jan 12, 1985
- Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio Cassette
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780345326492 | Mass Market Paperback | $7.99 | $7.19 | bn.com |
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Brad Jones 
'Walden' in the US south west
I enjoyed this text. Though a little dated, the writing is not at all dissimilar to Thoreau's 19th century tome 'Walden', where he ponders on nature, man's place in the universe etc etc - this just has more snakes and lizards.
Evocative writing and a real sense of place make this a rewarding and ... (continue)
I enjoyed this text. Though a little dated, the writing is not at all dissimilar to Thoreau's 19th century tome 'Walden', where he ponders on nature, man's place in the universe etc etc - this just has more snakes and lizards.
Evocative writing and a real sense of place make this a rewarding and thought provoking read. And now I know where Moab is :)
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