Deserts: A Literary Companion

by Wayne Grady

Next to rain forests, deserts are the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. In fact, a desert is never a single ecosystem but a concentration of dozens, ranging from arid flatlands to high mesas to canyons, and oases. Filled with unexpected life and unforgiving conditions, the desert evokes a vivid and passionate response from those who experience it and has inspired powerful literature. The writings in this collection celebrate this complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553653262
• ISBN13: 9781553653264
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 7.5"