He writes about pretty much everything: books, politics, the city, the country, his rattletrap car, the debate on brown vs. white eggs, all with both ease and conviction. i read this to wipe tears from my cheeks. Whether he's enumerating the pleasures of his Home Crawford 8-20 wood-burning kitchen stove, his boulder in the pasture woods where he retreats when he's disenchanted or frightened, his geese, his pig, the local raccoon, his winter, his lake, his Manhattan; taking to train, to boat, to plane - the man will put you right back where you need to be by morning.It turns out E. B. Rather dense reading where you have to slow down and pay attention to detail because White is very witty. His period of mourning was over, he now had interesting and useful work to do, and he threw himself into the role of father with immense satisfaction and zeal, hissing at me with renewed malevolence, shepherding the three children here and there, and running interference against real and imaginary enemies. This book is a classic 3.5 stars. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973. White. White “Geese” is a perfect example of what E.B. Reading this book is a pleasure and treat in every way. but not exactly calmer and White writes about his career, his family, his environment, his loves and dislikes.
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His style is so engaging. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. A gander carries his head high and affects a threatening attitude. Lessons From the Geese Fact 1 As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an “uplift” for the birds that follow. Whether he's enumerating the pleasures of his Home Crawford 8-20 wood-burning kitchen stove, his boulder in the pasture woods where he retreats when he's disenchanted or frightened, his geese, his pig, the local raccoon, hisIf you occasionally find your foot lost of its purchase on the bicycle pedal while speeding down a death-defying San Francisco hill - minus the bicycle and minus the hill - then the essays of E.B. Life was more rustic. You go back to a prior time and enjoy the ride and the read. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Then he bought an incubator, but it was too high-maintenance for him and he thought, “Well, I’ll just buy three new goslings” – basically to give to the gander, who, in one day, was deprived of his mate and his offspring. I decided to go slow. However there were many essays that just didn't seem relevant or interesting to me. The cries I had heard were his screams of welcome – the old bird was delighted with the turn that events had taken. He studied the scene in silence and with the greatest attention. White should be immediately looked into. He based his selections on his own enjoyment upon re-reading and on their durability.E.B. I am continually amazed by and incredibly appreciative of E.B. The goslings, impatient with life indoors, had escaped from their hastily constructed enclosure in the barn and had joined their foster father in the barnyard. He celebrates the unchanging natural world and laments the demise of wood stoves, the Model T Ford, and rail travel. I want to develop his poetically scientific (or is that scientifically poetic?) i read this to learn how it's done when it's done in finest form. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
"All that I ever hope to say in books is that I love the world." Charming book. Start by marking “Essays of E.B.