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Tax-exempt? | Always the Mountains In 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. In Always the Mountains, 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. David Rothenberg is a philosopher, musician, and writer. He is the author of Why Birds Sing, which will be published in five languages and has been turned into a BBC television series. His other books include Sudden Music (Georgia), Hand's End, and Blue Cliff Record. His essays have appeared in such publications as Parabola, The Nation, Wired, Dwell, Sierra, and Orion. Rothenberg's five CDs, on which he plays clarinet, include Before the War and Bangalore Wild. Rothenberg is a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. April 2007 ISBN 0820329533 paper • $18.95 296 pp. • 6 x 9 in."Rothenberg's mountain excursions are absolutely the best since Thoreau's Katahdin and Muir's The Mountains of California." —Chronogram "Philosopher, musician, and world traveler David Rothenberg uses this complex and perplexing human/nature dynamic as the organizing theme of his excellent new collection." —Catalyst"Stirring . . . Rothenberg explores our evolving attitudes-in literature, in philosophy-toward the lofty peaks that surround and inspire us."-E Magazine "Reading Always the Mountains is like hiking a trail with both friend and mentor, with every step a new discovery and subsequent, exciting conversation."-Terrain.org "Whatever David Rothenberg touches becomes a surprise exploration, an unexpected point of engagement where he invites us to a deeper way of thinking about our place on the planet. He is a musician, a philosopher, a writer, and above all, an alchemist."-Terry Tempest Williams, author of Leap and Red"Rothenberg's mountain excursions are absolutely the best since Thoreau and Muir. His prose is effortless, yet anchored in granitic truth." -Max Oelschlaeger, author of The Idea of Wilderness "Years ago, I decided that I would never get to the center of things unless I went to the edge. David Rothenberg has changed my mind. He takes us on a leap off the edge and convinces me that this act is our only hope of finally getting some solid ground underneath our souls."-Charles Bowden, author of Blues for Cannibals "Engaging and profound, Always the Mountains marries information and imagination."-Satish Kumar, editor, Resurgence "If you love to ponder our subtly nuanced relationships with all that surrounds us, this book is for you."-David Keller, Catalyst |
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