Grand Canyon
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
A combination of photographs and text create a unique look at the Grand Canyon's natural vegetation, trails, and wildlife
Craig Childs offre une perspective unique et intime sur le monde naturel et l'expérience humaine qui s'y déroule. Son écriture plonge dans les liens profonds entre nous et les paysages que nous habitons, explorant souvent la frontière où la nature sauvage et la civilisation se rencontrent. À travers une prose évocatrice, il capture la beauté brute et la sauvagerie inhérente de la planète, invitant les lecteurs à contempler leur propre place dans la grande tapisserie de l'existence. Son œuvre témoigne du pouvoir durable et du mystère du monde naturel.




A combination of photographs and text create a unique look at the Grand Canyon's natural vegetation, trails, and wildlife
A tour of the hidden world of wild animals offers forty narrative essays on the author's encounters with a variety of species, in a volume that evaluates the behaviors, habitats, and life cycles of such creatures as bighorn sheep, sharks, and peregrine fa
To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero -- or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief? Written in his trademark lyrical style, Craig Childs's riveting new book is a ghost story -- an intense, impassioned investigation into the nature of the past and the things we leave behind. We visit lonesome desert canyons and fancy Fifth Avenue art galleries, journey throughout the Americas, Asia, the past and the present. The result is a brilliant book about man and nature, remnants and memory, a dashing tale of crime and detection.
A collection of short vignettes, arranged in rough chronological order, about explorers, miners and assorted characters associated with the Grand Canyon, past and present.