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Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A book about the literal and figurative end of time and what that means for us as conscious beings, Desert Notebooks looks at how both the unprecedented pace of destruction to our environment and our increasingly unstable global socio-political institutions have led to an existential crisis orders of magnitude greater than any humankind has confronted before. As inhabitants of the Anthropocene what might some of our own histories tell us about how...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Whenever middle-aged desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went out on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful and serene. But one beautiful summer day in 1987, Forrest heard a cry of distress. Following the cries, he came upon a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned, and desperately in need of help. So Forrest took his new feline friend home for a night. But when the little "trooper" clearly needed some more time to recoup,...
Author
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When he tries to rescue the pilot of a downed F-18 Navy fighter, TV cameraman Wes Stewart, barely escaping with his life, is plunged into a murderous conspiracy involving the U.S. military, the local police and a faceless enemy who is tracking his every move.
5) Desert boys
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of startling debuts such as We, the Animals by Justin Torres, Desert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California's Mojave Desert. This series of powerful, linked stories illuminates Daley's world--the family, friends, and community that have both formed and constrained him, and his new life in San Francisco. Back home, the desert preys on those who...
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