{"product_id":"virga-bone-essays-from-dry-places-9781948814188","title":"Virga \u0026 Bone: Essays from Dry Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sumptuous and vivid in every instance. Childs writes with enviable concision and richness of depth in these miniature essays.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTHE UTAH REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter and adventurer Craig Childs dwells upon desert icons--human, animal, and otherwise--in these contemplative and visceral essays. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRAIG CHILDS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than a dozen books on nature, adventure, and science, including \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Knowledge of Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlas of a Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e. Recipient of the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, he lives in Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641791910162,"sku":"9781948814188","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba0ad382-07c9-4272-b86a-651429f72084.jpg?v=1733038002","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/virga-bone-essays-from-dry-places-9781948814188","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}