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About This Life

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  • May 19, 1998
  • #Ecology #Writing
Barry Lopez
@BarryLopez
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Once, when asked for advice on how to become a writer, Lopez found himself replying: "Read. Find out what you truly believe. Get away from the familiar." This collection of essays s... Show More

Once, when asked for advice on how to become a writer, Lopez found himself replying: "Read. Find out what you truly believe. Get away from the familiar." This collection of essays stems directly from that philosophy. Here is far-flung travel (the beauty of remote Hokkaido Island, the over-explored Galápagos, enigmatic Bonaire); a naturalist's concerns (for endangered communities as well as their land) and pure adventure. Here, too, are seven exquisite memory pieces; beautiful, meditative recollections that will stand as classic examples of the personal essay.

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Number of Pages: 304

ISBN: 186046565X

ISBN-13: 9781860465659

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Maria Popova @MariaPopova · Feb 3, 2022
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And thanks to @tferriss for bringing this uncommonly wonderful book (and writer) into my life with his ardent recommendation.
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