{"product_id":"always-the-mountains-david-rothenberg-9780820329536","title":"Always the Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Rothenberg is one of our most eloquent observers of the interplay between nature, culture, and technology. These nineteen pieces exemplify what has been called Rothenberg's \"amiable\" mix of interests, styles, and approaches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn settings that range from wildest Norway to his own front porch in upstate New York, Rothenberg discusses the Hudson River School of painters, the hazy provenance of Chief Seattle's famous speech, ecoterrorism, suburbia, the World Wide Web, and much more. He asks if we can save a place less obtrusively than by turning it into a park. He muses on the plight of a pacifist beset by a swarm of mosquitoes. He ascends Mt. Ventoux with Petrarch and Mt. Katahdin with Thoreau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Always the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, Rothenberg dares us to \"enjoy the fundamental uncertainty that grounds human existence,\" to wean ourselves from the habit of simple answers and embrace the world's vastness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Rothenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820329533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820329536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 7.39w x 0.78d","brand":"David Rothenberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926505554175,"sku":"9780820329536","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e76b71ac-bbf2-45c7-800f-c9c63c6cce79.jpg?v=1681083452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/always-the-mountains-david-rothenberg-9780820329536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}