The author describes how open heart surgery forced him to contemplate his mortality and led him to a search for connections with the natural world
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Anbieter: Kurtis A Phillips Bookseller, Roswell, GA, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Rare Uncorrected Page Proof copy with an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel. Minor creasing to the top corner's paper-boards and the first 30 pages. Also, minor foxing along the top edge. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22019452
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Anbieter: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 137447
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Anbieter: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. gift inscription on FEP, price clipped. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 134154
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Anbieter: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. slight water-damage on book and dust jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 088907
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Anbieter: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. 1st. Slight water damage on book cover. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 101407
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Anbieter: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8A22_4_0820320900
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Anbieter: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. I am a country man, raised in the fields and woods of north-central Georgia. I do not care for cities, and so I live in the forest on a ridge over Wildcat Creek, a bold stream that flows, half a mile away, into the Oconee River. . . . Our house is halfway down the ridge, just before it plummets sharply to the creek. I have found archaic chert scrapers on our property, more recent potsherds with intricate decorations. I say that we own these seven acres, but were really just passing through.With his opening lines Philip Lee Williams defines the territory of this intricate and lyrical memoir: life with his young family on the ridge, his coming of age, and the legacy of his southern family. That legacy, which includes a love of literature, a passion for music, and an insatiable curiosity about the natural world, also includes a defective heart valve.Crossing Wildcat Ridge combines the drama of Williamss open-heart surgery with contemplative essays on the natural world. The gentle counterpoint between the two elements illuminates both in remarkable and profound ways. Confronting his mortality, the author struggles to determine his place in the world. His sober consideration of things left undone is juxtaposed with the contemplation of a mound of fire ants: There is no uncertainty in that world; each knows his job, doesnt know why, cant ask. None knows he will die. As the author slips into depression during his postoperative recovery, he studies the flora and fauna of the ridge, its lights and shadows, the dunes beneath the waters of the creek. With poetic imagery, he shares not only his crystalline observations of nature but also their healing effectshow he learns to receive the gift of a mockingbirds song, how the tracks of elusive woodland creatures bolster his faith in the existence of things we cannot see, how sensory memories reconnect him to the boy he was and the man he hopes to be.All thinking, feeling adults search for the right path to self-discovery. Philip Lee Williamss luminous account of his journey is one satisfying and effective road map. Combines the drama of Williamss open-heart surgery with contemplative essays on the natural world. The gentle counterpoint between the two elements illuminates both in remarkable and profound ways. Confronting his mortality, the author struggles to determine his place in the world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780820320908
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers IB-9780820320908
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Anbieter: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. slight water-damage on book and dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 137446
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