The Abstract Wild

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The Abstract Wild - Turner, Jack
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$19.95  $18.55
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
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Pages
160
Dimensions
5.61 X 0.51 X 9.36 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780816516995

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About the Author
Jack Turner is the president of Exum Mountain Guides and School of American Mountaineering in Grand Teton National Park. He has led treks in India, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Tibet, Bhutan, and Peru. His first book was a collection of environmental essays, The Abstract Wild; it was followed by a memoir, Teewinot: A Year in the Teton Range and Travels in the Greater Yellowstone. He is a visiting scholar at the University of Utah and has been honored with a 2007 Whiting Foundation Writer's Award. He lives in Grand Teton National Park with his wife, Dana, and their dog, Rio.
Reviews
"Powerfully written essays on our relationship to wilderness. . . . This sometimes blistering, provocative, well-written book is an ecoradical's dream come true--and every reader concerned with wilderness issues should take it into account."--Kirkus Reviews

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