Virga & Bone
Essays from Dry Places

From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons—a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.". Adamson is a good choice for these meditations on rugged landscapes by a writer who loves them. Fans of travel writing and nature science will dip into these 15-30-minute offerings with glee" ---AudioFile