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Ill Nature - by Joy Williams (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Ill Nature - by Joy Williams (Paperback)

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  • Williams tackles a host of controversial subjects in this collection of nineteen impassioned essays dealing mostly with humanity's abuses of the natural world.
  • Author(s): Joy Williams
  • 200 Pages
  • Literary Collections, Essays

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Most of us watch with mild concern the fast disappearing wild spaces or the recurrence of pollution - related crises such as oil spills, toxic blooms in fertilizer-enriched rivers, and the increasing violence in our own country. Joy Williams does much more than watch. With gut...



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Williams tackles a host of controversial subjects in this collection of nineteen impassioned essays dealing mostly with humanity's abuses of the natural world.



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"Joy Williams is now the most gifted writer of her generation." -- Harold Brodkey

"Joy Williams is simply a wonder." -- Raymond Carver

"Savage, serious, hilarious, passionate, loving, and lyrical." --Kirkus Reviews

"Williams means to incite, rattle, and pique. Extremely well informed.... These howls, protests, and pleas for sanity are lacerating, brilliant, and necessary." --Booklist

"Williams brings plenty of heat to the page--and plenty of light, too." --Amazon.com

"Compelling...Highly recommended." --Library Journal

"She's seriously ticked off, wholly unapologetic, and enormously fun to read." --San Diego Union-Tribune

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: Essays
Publisher: Lyons Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Joy Williams
Language: English
Street Date: October 10, 2015
TCIN: 1009231266
UPC: 9780762796502
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-4259
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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