{"product_id":"mezcal-paperback","title":"Mezcal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Bowden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMezcal: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMezcal\u003c\/i\u003e is also a lyrical meditation upon the ultimate strength of the land, specifically the desert Southwest, and how that land prevails and endures despite every effort of modern industry and development to rape and savage it in the name of progress. \u003ci\u003eMezcal\u003c\/i\u003e lingers in the mind as only the very best books manage to do.\"--Harry Crews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author . . . excavates his own tormented life--and its relation to the land he loves--in a series of powerful, imagistic autobiographical essays. Like the desert he cherishes, this memoir is harsh yet lovely, full of sour self-truth. . . . A potent presentation of the wounds of one man's life, packed with indelible impressions; but there's little healing here, making this a bitter if beautiful read.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eMezcal\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Bowden drops the journalistic veil, exploring the ecology of his interior landscape at least as thoroughly as the changing scenery that surrounds him. . . . Others--Aldo Leopold, Edward Abbey--have already staked inviolate claims on the Southwestern deserts. But Bowden owns the complex terrain where, like a mezcal-inspired mirage, the Sonoran sun-belt overlaps the gray convolutions of the American mind.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of many acclaimed books about the American Southwest and US-Mexico border issues, Charles Bowden (1945-2014) was a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e and also wrote for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e. His honors included a PEN First Amendment Award, Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction, and the Sidney Hillman Award for outstanding journalism that fosters social and economic justice. He wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Red Caddy\u003c\/i\u003e in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67981038223614,"sku":"9781477320242","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/FtCMzJmE6b9781477320242.webp?v=1793800438","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/mezcal-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}