I had no idea what the US forest Service was doing with all of the logging they are doing (which is selling timber to foreign markets). This is one of those books I wish everyone in this country could, would, read. Book Overview. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. File Name: The Book Of Yaak.pdf Size: 4814 KB Type: PDF, ePub, eBook Category: Book Uploaded: 2021 Feb 03, 08:39 Rating: 4.6/5 from 702 votes. The problem is that the Yaak Valley and forests all over the US are being destroyed, clear-cut, by timber companies with the help of the US Forest Service. In The Book of Yaak he captures the soul of the valley itself, and he shows how, if places like the Yaak are lost, we too are lost. This may be my favorite Bass. Book of Yaak by Rick Bass, 1997, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company edition, in English In Winter Rick Bass portrayed the wonder of living in the valley. In Winter Rick Bass portrayed the wonder of living in the valley. Rick Bass is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read more of his work. I learn continuously and this book, this damn book has broken my heart and reaffirmed my disgust for all that is government. The mix of futility and hope is manic in these nicely written essays. I am a fan of Rick Bass. While this book is about his love of a special place, Montana's Yaak Valley (his home), he does write a bit about writers and I always love such reflection. AbeBooks.com: The Book of Yaak (9780618153299) by Bass, Rick and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. As if it came from my own bones. Nature conservation -- Montana -- Yaak Valley, Nature, Yaak Valley (Mont.) Skip to main content.sg. Start by marking “The Book of Yaak” as Want to Read: Error rating book. An illustration of an open book. Written in 1996, the book pleads for people to save the region’s few remaining roadless areas. Yakety-Yak : THE BOOK OF YAAK. By Rick Bass . Houghton Mifflin: 190 pp., $21.95 By PAM HOUSTON Jan. 26, 1997 12 AM PT The Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana is one of the last great wild places in the United States, a land of black bears and grizzlies, wolves and coyotes, bald and golden eagles, and even a handful of humans. Collection of essays about the Yaak valley in Montana. I kept reading because I wanted to like the book. It is a kind of church, back in these last cores. I took notes on almost every chapter, could hardly put it down; nor could I read it anywhere I couldn't also be writing. Buy The Book of Yaak by Bass, Rick online on Amazon.ae at best prices. The Book of Yaak is a collection of essays describing, examining and defending Yaak Valley. Certainly there were parts that were redundant - the environment and preserving it deserve redundancy. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English He studied petroleum geology at Utah State University and while working as a petroleum geologist in Jackson, Mississippi, began writing short stories on his lunch breaks. In, The Book of Yaak it’s very apparent that the author Rick Bass is adamant about getting help in saving the Yaak. Read full review, An urgent plea by a longtime resident to preserve one of the lower 48's remaining wilderness areas. Skip to main content.ca. (Fun fact: If you ever watch the History Channel program "Mountain Men," you'll find a familiar face in these pages. “The Book of Yaak” was published in 1996, nearly a quarter of a century ago, and it is just as relevant now as the day it was printed. A place with the residue of God – the scent, feel, sight, taste, and sound of God – forever fresh upon it”, Lauren Hough on Leaving Cults, the Military, and Bad Jobs. His words are meaningful and masterfully chosen in almost all cases. An illustration of an audio speaker. “I'm in a weird place because the book is about to come out. Answers: 1. In The Book of Yaak he captures the soul of the valley itself, and he shows how, if places like the Yaak are lost, we too are lost. In The Book of Yaak he captures the soul of the valley itself, and he shows how, if places like the Yaak are lost, we too are lost. search for books and compare prices. The Yaak does have one trick up its sleeve, though: a writer to give it voice. What is one purpose of the prologue in sugar changed the world. The Book of Yaak – Bass’s main arguments/theory. Rick Bass puts all of our values back in the right order, exquisite and profound, doesn’t so much tug on your conscience as it drags it all the way to Yaak valley to understand at least a bit of what is happening to the few wild places we have, and what we stand to lose, I initially looked into this book simply because it has an essay titled 'Fires' (I had been looking to find the often-anthologized short story found in 'In The Loyal Mountains'). Refresh and try again. Audio. If you can get past that, and skim over the numbers and the politics, there are some great stories about the wildness that Bass is so wonderful at telling. The Yaak does have one trick up its sleeve, though: a writer to give it voice. In Winter Rick Bass portrayed the wonder of living in the valley. It fit with the Ken Burns National Park Documentary we were watching in the same week, but Ken Burns made a stronger case for wilderness, maybe because he used voices other than his own. 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