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More copies of this ISBN:A View from the Inland Northwest: Everyday Life in Americaby Stephen J Lyons
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In A View from the Inland Northwest, noted author Stephen Lyons shares his gift for recounting the moments and experiences that make up this wondrous thing we call “everyday life.” Casting a sharp yet sensitive eye on the Inland Northwest and its inhabitants, Lyons brings to life the feisty, independent people who live there and celebrates the region’s magical natural landscape. Whether writing about rangers, teachers, or county chaplains, cranes, wolves, or great horned owlets, Lyons’s heartfelt observations convey a slice of contemporary life that is essential, authentic, and true. Review:"This brief, meditative essay collection describes the land and inhabitants of an often overlooked area of the West: between the Cascade and Rocky Mountains, centering where Pullman, Wash., meets Moscow, Idaho. Lyons (Landscape of the Heart), a transplant who's observed this region for more than 25 years, writes with great feeling for daily life there, covering his own habits and haunts and keenly observing the movements of others, both animal and human. Even in this rural region, the pressures of development and increasing population are ever-present and hotly contested, as seen in Lyons's reports from a local government meeting that pits farming landowners against environmentalist folk associated with the local university. Amid this tumult sits Ben Benthien, county chaplain, whose wide-ranging beat includes helping the police department inform relatives of the victims of frequent highway accidents and serving as pastor of a dwindling church. Lyons rode with Benthien sporadically for most of a year, and the stories of the everyday grief the two encountered are moving. Lyons isn't misty-eyed about the wide open spaces and their future, though he is sheepish at the thought of telling friends he and his wife might move 'back East,' a decision that becomes final at book's end as he ventures back to Illinois, full of questions about what the West has meant to and for him. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Lyons (Landscape of the Heart, 1996) shares a brief geography lesson,
his and others' observations of nature, and personal essays assembled
from decades of living in what he calls the Inland Northwest: eastern
Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and northwest Montana. He
features independent-minded animal lovers, artists, clergy, loggers,
and ranchers "who like salmon swimming against the current, hold onto
a textured life." The last story centers on the author's decision to
return to his native Illinois.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:With sensitivity, compassion, and grace, author Stephen J. Lyons brings us into the lives of the loggers, chaplains, artists, migrant workers, and others who live their lives in the wide open spaces west of the Continental Divide. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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