Bob W wrote:
An interesting story here about geology. (Probably the
first time that
sentence has ever been written!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8398451.stm
Never heard of a fellow named John McPhee, have you?
graydon , what does he know - he's on the other side of the pond :)
I love John McPhee - of the geo's my fave is Rising From the Plain.
Bob - you should read him! He's amazing!
Indeed, I had never heard of him but now I'll keep an eye open for his
schist lit.
Aside from all that schist, there are other topics he covers gnissly -
The geo series was originally
published in small segments in the New Yorker .. but other notable
titles are "Coming into the Country"
about Alaska in the 70's (well, notable in that I'm particularly fond
of them) and "The Control of Nature"
I don't think there is a finer non-fiction writer around. (pardon my
gushing)
Galen Rowell's 'coffee table" book of photography on Alaska has excerpts
from McPhee's essays on it.
ann
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