EARTH ALMANAC: A Year of Witnessing the Wild, from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale

A seasonal chronicle of the natural world, Williams' words invite us to pause and experience "what is pure and clean and right with the world." His clarity of perception and evocative writing call our attention to the planet's complex and fragile beauty and remind us just how much we stand to lose when we stop noticing. Illus.