Tells the story of two successful, middle-aged businessmen who, despite frustrations, setbacks, and hardships, realized their dream of scaling the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
In a celebration of winter in the last valley of Montana without electricity, Bass describes the wildness and freedom of valley people, the slow-motion quality of life, and the physical dangers of wilderness life. He also describes the anguish and pitfalls of being a writer and the living and dead writers with whom he feels a kinship.
These stories, distinguished by their maturity, are narrated by men and women with compelling life tales. Filled with Bass's hallmark lean and beautiful prose, they are further proof of his mastery of the short fiction form.
This collected of both new and previously published stories includes "The Distance" (about Thomas Jefferson and Monticello), "The Fireman," "The Prisoners," and "Real Town." Two of the stories have been chosen for the BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES series.
The Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana is one of the last great wild places in the United States, a land of black bears and grizzlies, wolves and coyotes, bald and golden eagles, and even a handful of humans. In "The Book of Yaak", Rick Bass captures the soul of the valley itself and shows how if places like the Yaak are lost, so too will be the ...
A poignant look at the 30-year journey of one of the country's great naturalist writers, "Why I Came West" explores how Bass fell in love with the mystique of the West and describes his role as a reluctant environmental activist, unwilling to stand by and watch this treasured place disappear.
In this eloquent collection, writers from the United States, Canada, the U.K., and Australia describe a personal encounter with the natural world that moved them, enhanced their understanding of nature, changed them, or was in some other way of prime importance to them. These essays describe childhood memories, everyday walks transformed into life ...
In the early days of the Republic of Texas, two young men, wild for glory, impulsively volunteer for an expedition Sam Houston has ordered to patrol the Mexican border. But the dreams of triumph soon fade into prayers for survival when they are captured in a raid.
COLTER is the story of one man's relationship with his hunting dog, to whom he grew so attached that he took riflery courses so that the dog wouldn't be disappointed if his owner missed a good bird. Bass is the author of a number of books such as WINTER: NOTES FROM MONTANA and THE NINEMILE WOLVES.
This astonishing, highly celebrated short story collection presents ten exquisitely crafted tales of men and women struggling to uncover their lost selves amidst the stunning natural splendor of America.
A collection of three novellas, each a singular exploration of the human heart against the backdrop of God's creation, this astonishing work charges headlong past the hard surface of modern life to illuminate man and his relationship with the modern world. Bass is the prize-winning author of Winter: Notes from Montana.
The cast of deeply respected poets and prose writers explore topics that vary from writing dialogue to the writing about sex. It offers aspiring scribes advice and inspiration to hone their own craft.
Featuring the exhiliarating insight which his readers have come to expect, Rick Bass's account of a relentless search for a species of bear rumored to be extinct is as much a book about humans as it is about bears. Bass is the acclaimed author of Winter and The Ninemile Wolves.
Rick Bass and the men in his family have gathered for years on a piece of land in the Texas hill country to hunt deer, swap stories, make biscuits and keep memories alive. In this collection of essays he shares these experiences with his readers.
This award-winning book, substantially updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, introduces the concepts and best practices of software architecture--how a software system is structured and how that system's elements are meant to interact. Distinct from the details of implementation, algorithm, and data representation, an ...
Thirteen essays by a man who lives in the city but reveres the natural landscape. He writes about excursions to the wilderness areas around his Montana home and further afield.
Here are 27 essays about the wild and remote Yaak Valley in northwestern Montana, by nature writers both famous and little-known, collected by Rick Bass, a longtime champion of the area.
This first full-length novel by one of our finest fiction writers tells the story of a struggle between a father and his daughter for the souls of two men, Matthew and Wallis--his proteges, her lovers.
The author of this book is a development geologist, advising oil companies where to drill and how to assess oil quantitities. The book describes his reflections on life, on nature and the excitement of discovering oil.
Featuring the exhiliarating insight which his readers have come to expect, Rick Bass's account of a relentless search for a species of bear rumored to be extinct is as much a book about humans as it is about bears. Bass is the acclaimed author of Winter and The Ninemile Wolves.
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