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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060504080

ISBN-139780060504083

eBay Product ID (ePID)2294640

Product Key Features

Book TitleSmall Wonder : Essays

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSocial History, American / General, Essays

Publication Year2003

GenreLiterary Collections, History

AuthorBarbara Kingsolver

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Observant, imaginative, and both lucid and impassioned." -- Book Magazine "This book of essays by Barbara Kingsolver is like a visit from a cherished old friend." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Kingsolver possesses a rare depth of understanding of nature's complex mechanisms." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "A delightful, challenging, and wonderfully informative book." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Essays ... [of] great skill and wisdom." -- Booklist

Dewey Decimal814/.54

Synopsis"Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family."-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle , raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world. Whether Barbara Kingsolver is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, her writings are grounded in the belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in both those places. Sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive, Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves., "Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world. Whether Barbara Kingsolver is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, her writings are grounded in the belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in both those places. Sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive, Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves., In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us, out of one of history's darker moments, an extended love song to the world we still have.Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in both those places. Sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive, Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves.

LC Classification NumberPS3561.I496 S63