A Voice Crying in the Wilderness: Vox Clamantis in Deserto: Notes from a Secret Journal

Thoughts on nature, politics, love, and much more—from the environmentalist and author of such classics as Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang.

Finished just two weeks before his death, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness is a collection of Edward Abbey's observations, both bitingly witty and inspirational, on a wide range of topics—from philosophy and writing to music, money, sex, and sports.

Abbey chose each passage himself from his own journals and previous writings—and warns u...