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About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of MemoryThe acclaimed National Book Award winner gives us a collection of spellbinding new essays that, read together, form a jigsaw puzzle portrait of an extraordinary man. With the publication of his best selling Of Wolves and Men, and with the astonishing originality of Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez established himself as that rare writer whose every book is an event, for both critics and his devoted readership. Now, in About This Life, he takes us on a
The acclaimed National Book Award winner gives us a collection of spellbinding new essays that, read together, form a jigsaw-puzzle portrait of an extraordinary man. With the publication of his best-selling Of Wolves and Men, and with the astonishing originality of Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez established himself as that rare writer whose every book is an event, for both critics and his devoted readership. Now, in About This Life, he takes us on a literal and figurative journey across the terrain of autobiography, assembling essays of great wisdom and insight. Here is far-flung travel (the beauty of remote Hokkaido Island, the over-explored Gal pagos, enigmatic Bonaire); a naturalist's contention (Why does our society inevitably strip political power from people with intimate knowledge of the land small-scale farmers, Native Americans, Eskimos, cowboys?); and pure adventure (a dizzying series of around-the-world journeys with air freight everything from penguins to pianos). And here, too, are seven exquisite memory pieces hauntingly lyrical yet unsentimental recollections that represent Lopez's most personal work to date, and which will be read as classics of the personal essay for years to come. In writing about nature and people from around the world, by exploring the questions of our age, and, above all, by sharing a new openness about himself, Barry Lopez gives us a book that is at once vastly erudite yet intimate: a magically written and provocative work by a major American writer at the top of his form.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/27/1999
ISBN: 9780679754473
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.18w x 0.64d
Award: Oregon Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citations: New York Times 07/18/1999 pg. 28
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Size: XX-Large, Color: Light Grey Heather/Navy/White
Well made, quality fabric, but ran a bit small.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Sweet tees!
Size: X-Small, Color: Terracotta/Tiger Faces/Yeti, Size: X-Small, Color: Terracotta/Tiger Faces/Yeti
soft and really cute t shirts. I bought some for my eldest son but then quickly ordered a set for my youngest son. They have been so excited to match.
I feel like they shrunk a bit or maybe the sizing is off for my boys. I don’t know that they would fit past this summer. I love the fact that they are 100% cotton- win in my book!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Good quality tshirt
Size: XX-Large, Color: Beige/Sage Green/Pastel Yellow
Good quality fit is perfect
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great shirts!!
Size: Small, Color: Beige/Sage Green/Pastel Yellow
Great quality, true to size, soft, washes well, doesn’t shrink. Definitely will buy again!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Good basic shirts for regular wear
Number of Items: 2, Color: Black, Size: X-Large
I bought these for exercise recently and they’ve been really noice. The cotton feels thick but not too heavy, and after a few washes the color hasn’t faded much at all. They run a bit big -just feels a bit loose, but thats pretty comfy and actually nice since it circulats air nicely
Heres some pros and cons for ya.
Pros:
Nice heavy cotton, not thin like some other brands
Holds color pretty good after washing
2 pack is good value
Cons:
Sizing runs a little big
Shrinks a bit in dryer if you use high heat
Overall solid everyday tshirts for casual wear and stuf- nothing fancy but they do the job and feel like they’ll last longer than the most ones i feel.
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