Ebook Red Passion and Patience in the Desert Terry Tempest Williams 9780375725180 Books

Product details Paperback 288 pages Publisher Vintage (October 8, 2002) Language English ISBN-10 0375725180

Red Passion and Patience in the Desert Terry Tempest Williams 9780375725180 Books Reviews

• Now, at age 64, the glow from "light at the end of the tunnel" is a bit brighter each day. In 2010 I took to the road and travel the west in a '96 Geo Tracker (see Wahnfried der Nomad). The Colorado Plateau is one of my fav playgrounds and, as do the canyons and red cliffs, Williams's writings call me back time and again.
  
  *Red* is a selection of vignettes, each with its own special tenor. Williams's lyricism sparkles with gems -- adding to the magic of morning tea or evening martini...a high compliment in a land of sublime solitude. It's art.
• Read this book as a recommendation before taking a trip to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah recently. Each "chapter" is different in style and makes it easy to read a few and put the book down so you can reflect on the topics you just read about. Some sections of the book are factual, some metaphysical, some reflective, some inspirational, some instructive. It is the type of book that I know that I will go back to and reread some selections over and over again.
• The author does well with her love poem to the desert Southwest. But alas, her plea for leniency for the wild lands are destined to go unheeded. Already Trump and gang have taken large steps to prioritize profit over preservation. Our future generations will blame us, rightly, for the little they will enjoy. We need more passion but will it be enough.
• Great author - love her impassioned prose-like writings.
• A friend told me she bled red like the rocks that surrounded her beloved native Moab. When I asked he to tell me more she recommended I read Red by Terry Tempest Williams to get a better understanding of what the land meant to her. This book is beautifully written. She does not shy away from controversy regarding the political aspects of environmentalism. If you like Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire you will enjoy this book.
• Williams has written a lot of books, and they are all perfect!
• Love love love her poetic highly emotional writing style and short store type layout of this book
• Thank you