Slovic (literature and environment, U. of Nevada-Reno) collects and in some cases revised 17 essays that reflect his environmental activism and its relation to literature. Among his topics are seeking the language of solid ground, ecocriticism on and after September 11, xenotransplantation and the concept of mixing, and seeking a discourse of environmental sensitivity in a world of data. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)