<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><B>Powerful, impassioned essays on living and being in the world, from the bestselling author of <I>The End of Nature </I>and <I>Deep Economy</I></B></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>For a generation, Bill McKibben has been among America's most impassioned and beloved writers on our relationship to our world and our environment. His groundbreaking book on climate change, <I>The End of Nature</I>, is considered “as important as Rachel Carson's classic <I>Silent Spring</I>”* and <I>Deep Economy, </I>his “deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding”** exploration of globalization, helped awaken and fuel a movement to restore local economies.<BR> <BR>Now, for the first time, the best of McKibben's essays—fiery, magical, and infused with his uniquely soulful investigations of modern life—are collected in a single volume. Whether meditating on today's golden age in radio, the natural place of biting black flies in our lives, or the patriotism of a grandmother fighting to get corporate money out of politics, McKibben inspires us to become better caretakers of the Earth—and of one another.<BR> <BR>*<I>The Plain Dealer </I>(Cleveland )<BR>**Michael Pollan</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>