false 146155 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205m/146155.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205s/146155.jpg "A splendid, warm, heartfelt novel about countrymen by a countryman. . . What a pleasure it is to read a book about decent people who love or like or at least tolerate each other." -Wallace Stegner

"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Old Jack g...more...]]> 50644406 157881 146155 1582431248 9781582431246 24 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205m/146155.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205s/146155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146155.A_Place_on_Earth_A_Novel 4.38 188 "A splendid, warm, heartfelt novel about countrymen by a countryman. . . What a pleasure it is to read a book about decent people who love or like or at least tolerate each other." -Wallace Stegner

"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

]]> 1967 0 0 false Fri Mar 27 15:00:39 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:03:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 79251088 1574870 3650535 0865470448 9780865470446 2 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3650535.A_Place_on_Earth 4.50 10 So the rhythms of the novel are the rhythms of the land. The novel resonates with variations played on themes of change; looping transitions from war into peace, winter into spring, browning flood destruction into greening fields, absence into presence, lost into found. The style of the writing is exquisitely adapted to this varying subject, ranging from lyrical, reflective passages to ribald and rollicking farce -- but it is unified throughout by Wendell Berry's acute perception and delicate sensibility.

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

]]> 1967 4 0 false Sat Jul 05 19:14:34 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 19:14:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 39565817 1600775 3650535 0865470448 9780865470446 2 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3650535.A_Place_on_Earth 4.38 188 So the rhythms of the novel are the rhythms of the land. The novel resonates with variations played on themes of change; looping transitions from war into peace, winter into spring, browning flood destruction into greening fields, absence into presence, lost into found. The style of the writing is exquisitely adapted to this varying subject, ranging from lyrical, reflective passages to ribald and rollicking farce -- but it is unified throughout by Wendell Berry's acute perception and delicate sensibility.

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

]]> 1967 4 0 false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Feb 01 16:10:13 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 16:11:12 -0800 2009 20018622 529033 146155 1582431248 9781582431246 24 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205m/146155.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205s/146155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146155.A_Place_on_Earth_A_Novel 4.38 188 "A splendid, warm, heartfelt novel about countrymen by a countryman. . . What a pleasure it is to read a book about decent people who love or like or at least tolerate each other." -Wallace Stegner

"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

]]> 1967 4 0 false Thu Nov 06 14:16:06 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 16:03:20 -0800 2008
Read Wendell Berry's Port Arthur series if you can. It spans the 20th century, but each book also stands alone.

You will love to read them and hate to finish them. ]]> 35975304 1211883 146155 1582431248 9781582431246 24 <![CDATA[A Place on Earth: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205m/146155.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178205s/146155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146155.A_Place_on_Earth_A_Novel 4.38 188 "A splendid, warm, heartfelt novel about countrymen by a countryman. . . What a pleasure it is to read a book about decent people who love or like or at least tolerate each other." -Wallace Stegner

"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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"Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about. . . ¦His book is one to be savoured slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry." -Publishers Weekly

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