Books by Richard Nelson and Complete Book Reviews
Richard Nelson, Author Vintage Books USA $15 (304p) ISBN 978-0-679-73239-6
Anthropologist Nelson tells of his self-sufficient existence on an island near the Pacific Northwest, practicing a respect for the wilderness learned from the Alaskan native peoples. ``Whether he is describing the remains of a clear-cut forest, a...
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Richard Nelson, Author Alfred A. Knopf $27.5 (432p) ISBN 978-0-679-40522-1
In 10 reflective chapters, Nelson, a cultural anthropologist and naturalist living in rural Alaska, delivers an effective paean to the animals he loves and knows so well--and in so doing illuminates a great deal about the humans who thrill to see,...
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Richard Nelson, Author North Point Press $18.95 (284p) ISBN 978-0-86547-404-8
In his work among Alaskan native peoples, anthropologist Nelson came to admire their relationship with the environment and sought to emulate it. Thus his exploration of an island off the Pacific Northwest coast is a search for a way of belonging to...
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