{"product_id":"with-every-great-breath-isbn-9781640096936","title":"With Every Great Breath","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Master craftsman\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and beloved author Rick Bass explores ecological, social, and personal landscapes through this collection that brings together his best-loved essays and brand-new pieces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor acclaimed writer and environmental activist Rick Bass, it can be wearying to dwell relentlessly upon the broken, the fragmented, the dead and dying and doomed to extinction. Activism is a necessary part of the environmental movement, but so is the time-honored celebration of the beauty that inspires us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning his storied career, these new and selected essays attempt to take a brief step to the side, away from lamentation and prescription, to inhabit, as deeply as possible, the greater depths of the beauty in each moment. \u003ci\u003eWith Every Great Breath\u003c\/i\u003e ranges from the extremely local—a long-form essay about the community affected by the largest Superfund site in U.S. history, in Libby, Montana—to the far-flung: the Galápagos, Namibia, and Alaska. Throughout, Bass offers a portrait of our planet that is always alert to its wonders, even in the face of environmental crisis.\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Reading the West Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e, A 2024 Highly Anticipated Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These essays attempt to step away from lamentation and prescription (so often tenants of environmental writing and activism in the face of crisis), to inhabit and celebrate, as deeply as possible, the greater depths of our world’s natural beauty—from Libby, Montana, to the far-flung Galápagos, Namibia, and Alaska.\" —The Write Question, \u003ci\u003eMontana Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amiable tales from a natural-born storyteller . . . Whether it’s a lamentation for his many dead dogs or a new, insightful piece on how Hemingway’s hunting and fishing helped shape his writing, the congenial Bass always delights. Readers will enjoy dipping in and out of thoughtful, heartfelt essays oozing with sentiment and affability.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICK BASS \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of over thirty books. He is a winner of the Story Prize, the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, a PEN\/Nelson Algren Award Special Citation for fiction, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He has served as contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eSierra, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Sky Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmicus Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Wingshooter\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He currently serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eWhitefish Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana’s Yaak Valley for almost forty years. Find out more at rickbass.net.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233863119077,"sku":"NP9781640096936","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781640096936_1f00deb2-0840-4af6-af07-25d7b2dd8372.jpg?v=1767744433","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/with-every-great-breath-isbn-9781640096936","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}