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    Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places
    Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places
    Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places
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    Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places

    Written by Craig Childs

    Narrated by Rick Adamson

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    From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons-a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 28, 2020
    ISBN9781705218983

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      Man oh man. Soul sucking and wonderful all at once. Could listen to Craig’s words all day, everyday.