Wild to the Heart

Wild to the Heart

by Rick Bass
Wild to the Heart

Wild to the Heart

by Rick Bass

Paperback

$14.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Wednesday, April 3
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

A lyrical exploration of wildness and freedom in nature and in ourselves. In thesethirteen essays, Rick Bass is a man divided, a lover of wilderness tied to the city. On long weekends, in his Volkswagen Rabbit, he drives away from Jackson, Mississippi, and the job that confines him. His excursions which take him to southern rivers, southern swamps, and sometimes to conservation meetings also lead to musings about his favorite mountains, grizzly bears, and the wildness in all of us.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781462027026
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/19/2012
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Rick Bass lives in the Yaak Valley of Montana and is the author of The Watch, Ninemile Wolves, and Winter, among other books. His most recent book of short stories is In the Loyal Mountains.

Table of Contents

1. Shortest Route to the Mountains

2. Paying Dues
3. On Camp Robbers, RockSwifts, and Other Things Wild to the Heart
4. Good Day at Black Creek
5. Sipsey in the Rain
6. Burrisizing
7. Magic at Ruth Lake
8. The Grizzly Cowboys
9. Birthday Party
10. Fish Fry
11. River People
12. First Snow
13. Strawberries

What People are Saying About This

Edward Abbey

"Rick Bass is a lively, alert, fully engaged writer with something to say -- and he says it good."

Dan O'Brien

"To read this book is to take a first step towards coming to grips with our own wildness. It is a lovely book about important things, and written in a style that will soon be identified with Rick Bass, a style that enhances the material and makes it accessable to anyone who is listening. 'Wild to the Heart' is a worthy addition to Thoreau, Muir, Dillard, Abbey tradition of American literature that continues to gain importance as we struggle to understand our place in the natural world."

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews