The paradise of bombs (A Touchstone book)

By Scott Russell Sanders

Book Overview

This award-winning collection moves from the dark and technically astonishing title essay--on growing up within the confines of a huge Army arsenal in Ohio--to reflections on mountain hikes, limestone quarries, and fathers teaching their sons.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671660934
• ISBN13: 9780671660932
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The personal essay form at its best

While the philosophy underlying this work is reminiscent of Thoreau, Sanders writing is much more graceful and his personality more warm and human than the Walden Pond horned frog ever hoped to be. Sanders has a keen eye for the insightful moment and treats himself and his subjects to piercing, yet sympathetic, examinations.

A Paradise for Lovers of the Written Word

As the daughter of a former U.S. Marine, I wasn't sure I'd like this book. I am pleased to say I not only like it, I fell in love with it. Scott Russell Sanders has more than a way with words, he has a love affair with words. In reading this book, I found a decent man, a thoughtful man of lively intellect. It is a pleasure to be in Mr. Sanders's company even if its only through the medium of the printed word.