false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445932m/54983.jpg 54983 5 While many readers are familiar with John McPhee's masterful pieces on a large scale (the geological history of North America, or the nature of Alaska), McPhee is equally remarkable when he considers the seemingly inconsequential. <I>Oranges</I> was conceived as a short magazine piece, but thanks to his unparalleled investigative skills, became a slim, fact-filled book. As McPhee chronicles orange farmers struggling with frost and horticulturists' new breeds of citrus, oranges come to seem a microcosm of man's relationship with nature. <P> Like Flemish miniaturists who reveal the essence of humankind within the confines of a tiny frame, McPhee once again demonstrates that the smallest topic is replete with history, significance, and consequence. 2825241 1967 Oranges (Penguin Modern Classics) total:367|5:146|4:135|3:68|2:16|1:2| 367 1508 495 55 3 4 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 10:32:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 10:33:08 -0800 2009
I own a whole string of McPhee books, but lately my enthusiasm for his writing has been in need of a transfusion. A new book seemed the thing to do it. Thi...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:16:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:26:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 16:39:39 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 16:49:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 08:14:31 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 19:05:55 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon May 21 09:22:49 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 09:27:52 -0700 2007 Not even just about oranges, it also deals with the recent history of ora...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 20:19:49 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 20:21:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:40:36 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 16:23:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 22:26:27 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 22:28:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 18:50:47 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 17:39:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 25 14:28:32 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 06 20:41:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 09 18:30:06 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 05 15:27:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 17:33:59 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 17:36:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 17:16:13 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 08:00:27 -0800 2009
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