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  • The Wild Marsh

    Four Seasons at Home in Montana

    by Rick Bass ...
    An account of one year in the Yaak Valley wilderness range, by the acclaimed naturalist and memoirist.Beginning with his family settling in for the long northwestern Montana winter, and capturing all the subtle harbingers of change that mark each passing month—the initial cruel teasing of spring, the splendor and fecundity of summer, and the bittersweet memories evoked by fall—this is a beautiful ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Colter

    The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had

    by Rick Bass ...
    A prize-winning Montana writer's tribute to "a brilliant and mischievous chocolate brown pointer that will transfix anyone who has ever loved a dog" ( Publishers Weekly).Colter pairs one of America's most treasured writers with our most treasured "best friend." Colter, a German shorthair pup, was the runt of the litter, and Rick Bass took him only because nobody else would. Soon, though, Colter ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Diezmo

    A Novel

    by Rick Bass ...
    This novel of young men seeking glory in the Republic of Texas is "a surprisingly absorbing rendition of a terrible episode in American history" ( The Oregonian).The Diezmo tells the incredible story of the Mier Expedition, one of the most absurd and tragic military adventures in the history of Texas—a country and a state, as Rick Bass writes, that was "born in blood." In the early days of the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lives of Rocks

    Stories

    by Rick Bass ...
    "Stop-in-your-tracks short stories" of survival, sorrows, and the power of our connection to the earth ( Booklist, starred review).A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Rocky Mountain News Best Book of the YearFinalist for the Story PrizeAt once expertly crafted and undeniably moving, these ten stories deftly explore our immutable connection with nature. The centerpiece of the collection ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness

    Novellas

    by Rick Bass ...
    "Two appealing short stories and an exquisite novella" about the relationship between humans and the natural world around them ( Kirkus Reviews).This is a "wondrous" ( GQ) collection of short fiction exploring the subtle interplay between predator and prey, from "a literary titan" ( The New York Times Book Review).In the title story, a woman has returned to live on the west Texas ranch that has ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Falling In Love

    by Rick Bass, Padgett Powell, E. Nesbit, Edna O'Brien, Laurie Colwin, Maile Meloy ...
    Narrated by Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Jane Curtin, William Hurt ...
    Series series Selected Shorts

    Unabridged

    3 hours 5 min

    Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones.Rick Bass's "Fires"performed by Ted MarcouxIn the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love.Padgett Powell's "The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping"performed by Christina PicklesAn eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds ... Read more

    $38.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hermit's Story

    Stories

    by Rick Bass ...
    A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year: "Uniformly excellent" stories about our relationships with each other and with the treacherous natural world ( Publishers Weekly).In the title story, a man and woman travel across an eerily frozen lake—under the ice. "The Distance" casts a skeptical eye on Thomas Jefferson through the lens of a Montana man's visit to Monticello. "Eating" begins with an ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wrecking Ball

    Race, Friendship, God, and Football

    by Rick Bass ...
    Suit up with celebrated literary master Rick Bass as he writes, ala Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) and George Plimpton (Paper Lions), through the prism of battered semi-professional football and the refractions it casts on matters of race, masculinity, and yes, faith.The Montana writer Norman Maclean wrote, “In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” Rick Bass, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Passion for This Earth

    Writers, Scientists, and Activists Explore Our Relationship with Nature and the Environment

    by Rick Bass, Alan Weisman, Richard Mabey, Helen Caldicott ...
    Series series
    David Suzuki's lifelong work as an environmentalist, naturalist, and scientist have influenced countless others in their fight to save the planet, 20 such devotees of them have contributed to this inspiring collection. These journalists, scientists, writers and environmentalists have taken their enthusiasm for Suzuki's philosophy and funneled it into their own personal recollections, manifestos, ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Black Rhinos Of Namibia

    Searching for Survivors in the African Desert

    by Rick Bass ...
    “An extraordinary exploration and meditation . . . [Bass] transports us along on this wonder-filled tour, full of hardness and hope, into an otherworldly place that mirrors our own.” —National Geographic TravelerBlack rhinos are not actually black. They are, however, giant animals with tiny eyes, feet the diameter of laundry baskets, and horns that are prized for both their aesthetic and medicinal ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Platte River

    Three Novellas

    by Rick Bass ...
    Available again, an acclaimed collection from an American master that USA Today called “Powerful . . . lyrical, vivid, engaging.”Originally published twenty-five years ago, Platte River is one of the early collections that established Rick Bass’s reputation as a master of the short form and one of the best writers of his generation. It contains three novellas of contemporary America, each informed ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Book of Yaak

    by Rick Bass ...
    The Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana is one of the last great wild places in the United States, a land of black bears and grizzlies, wolves and coyotes, bald and golden eagles, wolverine, lynx, marten, fisher, elk, and even a handful of humans. It is a land of magic, but its magic may not be enough to save it from the forces threatening it now. The Yaak does have one trick up its sleeve, though ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus