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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992
The Iron Horsing Continues
Those interested in the history of Native Americans will know that relatively few books cover the travails and challenges faced by Indians in the present day. This classic by Matthiessen is one of the best investigations in recent memory of how Indians still face a ...
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Killing Mister Watson
Peter Matthiessen
Vintage, 1991
Review of "Killing Mister Watson"
Killing Mr. Watson is a historical fiction based on the 1910 vigilante murder of Edgar Watson in the Everglades of southwest Florida. Mr. Watson is a shadowy character who appears in the south Florida town of Chokoloskee at the turn of the century, when south Florida ...
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Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
Peter Matthiessen
Shambhala, 1998
"Do not be amazed by the true dragon."---Dogen
Peter Muryo Matthiessen is an eclectic man. Best known for his lyrical prose classic THE SNOW LEOPARD (excerpts from which make up the central portion of this book), Matthiessen has founded a well-known magazine ("The Paris Review") written fiction (AT PLAY IN THE ...
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Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Sierra Club Books, 1992
Riches to Rags
The first half of *Ancient Futures* will delight and amaze you; the second half will break your heart. In the 1970s, the Ladakhis of Little Tibet were a happy people. They had a sustainable traditional economy based on trade and cooperation - not money. One person's ...
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Far Tortuga: A Novel
Peter Matthiessen
Vintage, 1988
a unique tone-poem of a novel of sea and men
Let's begin low-brow: "Far Tortuga" is the ultimate beach read. Read this while the sun strikes the sand and the waves crash and you'll practically hallucinate yourself into a full blown virtual reality. But even if you're landlocked, Matthiessen does a masterful job ...
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Walden and Other Writings (Modern Library Classics)
Henry David Thoreau, Peter Matthiessen
Modern Library, 2000
FIVE STARS FOR THE GIRL IN WYOMING!
I have no intention of reviewing the writings of Thoreau. The way I figure it is this : if you don't "get it" (and the world around us clearly testifies that few do), I'm not about to explain it. Besides, several other reviewers here have already done a very ...
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The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics)
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin Classics, 2008
a great travel log with a little zen
Matthiessen is a talented writer who consistently manages to capture the essence of what he sees. He insists that he is a fiction writer, first and foremost, but the honesty and vibrance of his words in nonfiction are phenomenal. As an "travel log"-type book, this is ...
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The Tree Where Man Was Born (Classic, Nature, Penguin)
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
A loving and detailed account of a difficult journey
Is there anyplace wild enough to lift the weight that Occidental culture has placed on our shoulders? Africa, where the first man walked erect, may be the last place where man can feel awed enough by Nature to try and remember that he, also, is just another among the ...
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Peter Matthiessen
Vintage, 1991
Recommended
I see there are many 5 star reviews here on Amazon. I 2nd these reviews. Recommended.
I am reading this book as a book on tape which is a good way to "read" it. This is a "good read" and worth your time. Recommended. Email Boland7214@aol.co
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Shadow Country (Modern Library)
Peter Matthiessen
Modern Library, 2008
Matthiessen does it again!
Shadow Country (Modern Library)
I wondered why I should read another 900 pages of the Mr Watson saga. After all, I'd already ready the previous Watson books. But since i am a huge Peter Matthiessen fan I bought the book anyway. Time and money well spent, this is ...
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North American Indians (Penguin Classics)
George Catlin
Penguin Classics, 2004
North American Indians
I have always been extremely interested in North American Indians and own many books on the subject. I rate this one at the very top! George Catlin traveled among the tribes before their way of life was ruined by civilization. This book contains some of his ...
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Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing ofRachel Carson ...
Mariner Books, 2007
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Zen Meditation in Plain English
John Daishin Buksbazen, Peter Matthiessen
Wisdom Publications, 2002
Destined to be a Classic
You can always pretty much guarantee that if Wisdom Books publishes the book, it's guaranteed to be concise and helpful to followers of the "Way" ; and so it is in this book. This book is destined to become in the future a classic guide for beginner's of Zen ...
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Cloud Forest (Classic, Nature, Penguin)
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1987
Eye openning
Matthiessen always teaches,in a quiet sober way.The extent of his experience coupled with a wonderful style has always made his subject fascinating.The Cloud Forest is no exception.From ornothology,Buddhisum,indigious peoples,spirituality,the environment,to his ...
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Bone by Bone
Peter Matthiessen
Vintage, 2000
A work of Art
Peter Mattiessen would have to be one of your greatest living writers. The life of Mr EJ Watson is a metaphor for the modern American way of life, all its light and darkness, good and bad. I've never been to America, but these book have given me such an insight into ...
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