The Control of Nature - Softcover

McPhee, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071265030X ISBN 13: 9780712650304

Publisher: Pimlico, 1991

Synopsis

Concentrating on three contemporary stories of peoples battling against the earth and its elements, this book examines humankind's attempts to tame the forces of nature.

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Review

“All three elemental battles recounted by the masterly McPhee are unified by the most uncontrolled and stubborn of all forces: human nature.” --R. Z. Sheppard, "Time"
“It is difficult to put these stories aside. If the stories bear witness to the ultimate triumph of nature over human engineering, they also testify to the triumph of art over nature.” --Stephen J. Pyne, "The New York Times Book Review "(front page)
“This book is unmistakable McPhee: the silky narrative, with keen detail and sharp dialogue, the finely drawn characters, the nimble metaphors.” --Stephen MacDonald, "The Wall Street Journal"
“Some of his passages left me gasping for breath...This book gave me more pure enjoyment than anything I've read in a long time.” --Christopher Shaw, "The Washington Post Book World
"

"All three elemental battles recounted by the masterly McPhee are unified by the most uncontrolled and stubborn of all forces: human nature." --R. Z. Sheppard, "Time"
"It is difficult to put these stories aside. If the stories bear witness to the ultimate triumph of nature over human engineering, they also testify to the triumph of art over nature." --Stephen J. Pyne, "The New York Times Book Review "(front page)
"This book is unmistakable McPhee: the silky narrative, with keen detail and sharp dialogue, the finely drawn characters, the nimble metaphors." --Stephen MacDonald, "The Wall Street Journal"
"Some of his passages left me gasping for breath...This book gave me more pure enjoyment than anything I've read in a long time." --Christopher Shaw, "The Washington Post Book World
"

All three elemental battles recounted by the masterly McPhee are unified by the most uncontrolled and stubborn of all forces: human nature. "R. Z. Sheppard, Time"

It is difficult to put these stories aside. If the stories bear witness to the ultimate triumph of nature over human engineering, they also testify to the triumph of art over nature. "Stephen J. Pyne, The New York Times Book Review (front page)"

This book is unmistakable McPhee: the silky narrative, with keen detail and sharp dialogue, the finely drawn characters, the nimble metaphors. "Stephen MacDonald, The Wall Street Journal"

Some of his passages left me gasping for breath This book gave me more pure enjoyment than anything I've read in a long time. "Christopher Shaw, The Washington Post Book World""

"All three elemental battles recounted by the masterly McPhee are unified by the most uncontrolled and stubborn of all forces: human nature." --R. Z. Sheppard, Time

"It is difficult to put these stories aside. If the stories bear witness to the ultimate triumph of nature over human engineering, they also testify to the triumph of art over nature." --Stephen J. Pyne, The New York Times Book Review (front page)

"This book is unmistakable McPhee: the silky narrative, with keen detail and sharp dialogue, the finely drawn characters, the nimble metaphors." --Stephen MacDonald, The Wall Street Journal

"Some of his passages left me gasping for breath...This book gave me more pure enjoyment than anything I've read in a long time." --Christopher Shaw, The Washington Post Book World

About the Author

John McPhee is the author of twenty-six books, including Annals of the Former World, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1965 and lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pimlico
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071265030X
• ISBN 13: 9780712650304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272