"More than any other writer of his generation, Scott Russell Sanders has consistently, and insistently, challenged his readers to consider what it means to be a citizen of the Earth." -- H. Emerson Blake, Orion
"Like the building stones of his beloved limestone country, Scott Russell Sanders's enduring essays are beautifully carved from the material of the Earth and its layered lives. This collection of his finest work will become a classic of American thought." --Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature
"The many things that Scott Sanders cares about--soical justice, family, our place in nature, the ways in which culture and place reflect one another--are all woven together wonderfully in this collection of essays. Here is a voice to dispel confusion and keep us well rooted." --Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift and Common as Air
The Singular First Person
At Play in the Paradise of Bombs
The Men We Carry in Our Minds
Doing Time in the Thirteenth Chair
The Inheritance of Tools
Under the Influence
Looking at women
After the Flood
Staying Put
Wayland
Buckeye
The Common Life
Beauty
The Force of Spirit
A Private History of Awe
The Mystique of Money