Samuel Johnson
A Biography
W. JACKSON BATE

A deep look into the character that formed Johnson’s intellect and fueled his prodigious contribution to literature, religion, politics, and our understanding of the nature of humankind, revealing the fascinating nature—both odd and adored—of this literary luminary.

“Clearly the best modern life of Johnson . . . Bate’s empathy is so convincing that one has the uncanny illusion of experiencing Johnson’s struggles inside his skin.” —Newsweek

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-524-4 | Trade Paper | $24.95

The Gift of Good Land
Further Essays Cultural and Agricultural
WENDELL BERRY

According to Berry, good farming is of vital importance to a healthy culture—the operation of a balanced, non-destructive way of life. Consisting of twenty-four essays, The Gift of Good Land argues compellingly that the “gift” of good earth has strings attached, and we only have it as long as we practice good stewardship.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-484-1 | Trade Paper | $15.95

Home Economics
Fourteen Essays
WENDELL BERRY

In Home Economics, Berry provides insights about the passing of community and farm life, the uses of wild lands, and, especially, the sacred economic order of nature, to which human economies must necessarily be subordinate. Whether as critic or as champion, Berry discerns with great perspicacity our personal and national situation in a prose that is ringing and clear.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-485-8 | Trade Paper | $14.95

Long Time Leaving
Dispatches from Up South
ROY BLOUNT JR.

Long Time Leaving is a dry, hilarious collection of essays about charming, funny, and infuriating facets of southern tradition and their equally odd northern counterparts. From chicken fingers to yellow dog Democrats, Blount’s irreverent musings are a droll assault on both northern and southern from one of the most esteemed humorists of our time.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-458-2 | Trade Paper | $15.95

Darwin’s Garden
Down House and The Origin of Species
MICHAEL BOULTER

Five years after returning from his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Darwin moved into Down House in Kent, England, where he began work on his masterpiece on evolution. Boulter brings to life the Down House garden which served as Darwin’s laboratory for twenty years, painting a luminous portrait of one of England’s greatest thinkers and his relationship with the place he loved.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-471-1 | Cloth | $26.00

Rape
Sex, Violence, History
JOANNA BOURKE

In a groundbreaking investigation, this prize-winning author takes rape out of the academic ghettos. Bourke searches for the truth beyond popular misconceptions, investigating the history of sexual aggression and the idea of rape as a social construct with the ultimate hope for a world free of unwanted sexual violence.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-466-7 | Trade Paper | $19.95

The Long-Winded Lady
Notes from The New Yorker
MAEVE BRENNAN

From 1954 to 1981, Brennan wrote for The New Yorker’s “Talk of the Town” section under the pen name “The Long-Winded Lady,” and her unforgettable sketches of life in Manhattan formed a timeless, bittersweet tribute to the city. First published in 1969, The Long-Winded Lady is a celebration of one of the magazine’s finest writers.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-501-5 | Trade Paper| $15.95

Bike Touring
The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels
A Sierra Club Outdoor Adventure Guide
RAYMOND BRIDGE
Second Edition

This seminal guide has been revised to provide up-to-date information about the latest equipment and touring options for a new generation of riders. Full of expert advice about bike styles, camping, and roadside repairs Bike Touring will help both novice and experienced bike travelers get maximum pleasure from any journey while saving money and staying safe.

SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-142-7 | Trade Paper | $18.95

Everywhere Being Is Dancing
Twenty Pieces of Thinking
ROBERT BRINGHURST

In this companion volume to The Tree of Meaning, Bringhurst collects twenty essays under the subversive principle that “everything is related to everything else,” in which he explores the interconnections between ecology, the environment, the human mind, and the force of language on all three.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-438-4 | Trade Paper | $18.95

The Tree of Meaning
Language, Mind and Ecology
ROBERT BRINGHURST
FOREWORD BY JIM HARRISON

With his trademark enthusiasm and humanitarian approach, Bringhurst delivers a personalized and active study of Native American art and literature, world languages, philosophy, and natural history in thirteen lectures.

“[Bringhurst] is part MIT and part California ashram; when reading him one has the unusual sense that the writer, even without his writing, would be an interesting guy.” —Book Review Digest

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-505-3 | Trade Paper | $17.95