Desert Solitaire

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Edward Abbey

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEWEdward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the heart that beat within, is a fascinating, sometimes raucous, always personal account of a place that has already disappeared, but is worth remembering and living through again and again.

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Author

Edward Abbey

Pages

255

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Published Date

1988

ISBN

0816510571 9780816510573

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"Abbey is a total grump. Great book. Amazing stories and amazing history of the southwest. I would consider this a look into the mind of someone who wants everyone else to go away. "

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Andy Brough

"Best book about PLACE ever written. Edward Abbey will make you furious and transform you. And 'Desert Solitaire' will compel you to leave your life behind, rejecting every value that binds you. (Which would, of course, be silly.) "

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MP Wiltshire

"A very thought provoking read for anyone who finds recreational activities and the ecological sciences behind it interesting."