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    A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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    ISBN
    9780816510818

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    University of Arizona Press
    ISBN-10
    0816510814
    ISBN-13
    9780816510818
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    806908

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Blue Desert
    Number of Pages
    179 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, United States / West / General, Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts, Essays
    Publication Year
    1988
    Genre
    Nature, Travel, Literary Collections
    Author
    Charles Bowden
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.5 in
    Item Weight
    9.2 Oz
    Item Length
    8.5 in
    Item Width
    5.5 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    86-011413
    Reviews
    " Blue Desert is a rare find."-- Wilderness "The book is surely an experience you should try."-- New Mexico Historical Review "There is much that is solid and thought-provoking in this readable book, and virtually everyone will find something of interest."-- Science Books & Films "You have this eerie feeling of being present in the Arizona desert . . . painfully engaging."-- Los Angeles Times "Bowden is literally a voice crying in the wilderness. . . . it's wonderful to listen to him talk."-- Phoenix New Times "An unconventional but enthralling picture of the frenzy of modern life and its victims . . . a real gem."-- Kirkus Reviews, " Blue Desert is a rare find." -- Wilderness "The book is surely an experience you should try." -- New Mexico Historical Review "There is much that is solid and thought-provoking in this readable book, and virtually everyone will find something of interest." -- Science Books & Films "You have this eerie feeling of being present in the Arizona desert . . . painfully engaging." -- Los Angeles Times "Bowden is literally a voice crying in the wilderness. . . . it's wonderful to listen to him talk." -- Phoenix New Times "An unconventional but enthralling picture of the frenzy of modern life and its victims . . . a real gem." -- Kirkus Reviews, " Blue Desert is a rare find." - Wilderness "The book is surely an experience you should try." - New Mexico Historical Review "There is much that is solid and thought-provoking in this readable book, and virtually everyone will find something of interest." - Science Books & Films "You have this eerie feeling of being present in the Arizona desert . . . painfully engaging." - Los Angeles Times "Bowden is literally a voice crying in the wilderness. . . . it's wonderful to listen to him talk." - Phoenix New Times "An unconventional but enthralling picture of the frenzy of modern life and its victims . . . a real gem." - Kirkus Reviews, "Blue Desert is a rare find."-- Wilderness "The book is surely an experience you should try."-- New Mexico Historical Review "There is much that is solid and thought-provoking in this readable book, and virtually everyone will find something of interest."-- Science Books & Films "You have this eerie feeling of being present in the Arizona desert . . . painfully engaging."-- Los Angeles Times "Bowden is literally a voice crying in the wilderness. . . . it's wonderful to listen to him talk."-- New Times "An unconventional but enthralling picture of the frenzy of modern life and its victims . . . a real gem."-- Kirkus Reviews "Bowden manages to write about these unfashionable topics with humor, style, laconic compression."--Edward Abbey "The best book about the West this year . . . full of irony and mysticism and that eerie, spooky quality of the desert we all love."-- California Magazine, " Blue Desert is a rare find." — Wilderness "The book is surely an experience you should try." — New Mexico Historical Review "There is much that is solid and thought-provoking in this readable book, and virtually everyone will find something of interest." — Science Books & Films "You have this eerie feeling of being present in the Arizona desert . . . painfully engaging." — Los Angeles Times "Bowden is literally a voice crying in the wilderness. . . . it's wonderful to listen to him talk." — Phoenix New Times "An unconventional but enthralling picture of the frenzy of modern life and its victims . . . a real gem." — Kirkus Reviews
    Dewey Edition
    19
    Dewey Decimal
    304.2/0979
    Synopsis
    In the promised land of the Sunbelt, people come by the thousands to escape the crush of Eastern cities and end up duplicating the very world they have fled. Can the land remain unchanged? In Blue Desert, Charles Bowden presents a view of the Southwest that seeks to measure how rapid growth has taken its toll on the land. Writing with a reporter's objectivity and a desert rat's passion, Bowden takes us into the streets as well as the desert to depict not a fragile environment but the unavoidable reality of abuse, exploitation, and human cruelty. Blue Desert shows us the Sunbelt's darker side as it has developed in recent times-where "the land always makes promises of aching beauty and the people always fail the land"-and defies us to ignore it. Blue Desert has no boundaries, no terrain, no topographical coordinates; it is a state of mind inescapable to one who sees change and knows that nothing can be done to stop it., In the promised land of the Sunbelt, people come by the thousands to escape the crush of Eastern cities and end up duplicating the very world they have fled. Can the land remain unchanged? In Blue Desert , Charles Bowden presents a view of the Southwest that seeks to measure how rapid growth has taken its toll on the land. Writing with a reporter's objectivity and a desert rat's passion, Bowden takes us into the streets as well as the desert to depict not a fragile environment but the unavoidable reality of abuse, exploitation, and human cruelty. Blue Desert shows us the Sunbelt's darker side as it has developed in recent times--where "the land always makes promises of aching beauty and the people always fail the land"--and defies us to ignore it. Blue Desert has no boundaries, no terrain, no topographical coordinates; it is a state of mind inescapable to one who sees change and knows that nothing can be done to stop it., In the promised land of the Sunbelt, people come by the thousands to escape the crush of Eastern cities and end up duplicating the very world they have fled. Can the land remain unchanged? In Blue Desert, Charles Bowden presents a view of the Southwest that seeks to measure how rapid growth has taken its toll on the land. ...

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