. . "Barbara Kingsolver essays." . . "Collection Literature Fiction." . . "ENVIRONMENT--ESSAYS." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM & COLLECTIONS." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "American essays 20th century." . . "FAMILY--ESSAYS." . . "American essays." . . "Small Wonder"@en . "Small Wonder" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A collection of essays by the noted author considers the chasm between the privileged and the poor, in which she sees deep connections to violence and war in our time. She also writes about her attachment to the land, to wilderness, trees and mountains, and how this love of nature informs her writing and world view." . . "Features essays on contemporary issues of world events and local news." . "Small Wonders:Essays" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "Small wonder : [essays]" . . "In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from recent news about a lost child saved in an astonishing way, the book moves on to consider a world of surprising and hopeful prospects, ranging from an inventive conservation scheme in a remote jungle to the backyard flock of chickens tended by the author's small daughter. Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, adolescence, genetic engineering, TV-watching, the history of civil rights, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in those places, too. In the voice Kingsolver's readers have come to rely on'sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive'Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves."@en . . "In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from recent news about a lost child saved in an astonishing way, the book moves on to consider a world of surprising and hopeful prospects, ranging from an inventive conservation scheme in a remote jungle to the backyard flock of chickens tended by the author's small daughter.Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, adolescence, genetic engineering, TV-watching, the history of civil rights, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in those places, too. In the voice Kingsolver's readers have come to rely on?sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive?Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves."@en . . . . . . . "Small Wonder. Essays" . . . . . . . "Twenty-two optimistic essays cover such topics as nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the challenges of war, poverty, and violence."@en . "Small wonder : essays"@en . "Recueil de vingt-deux textes qui, sous le prétexte d'anecdotes courtes, reflètent l'opinion générale de l'auteur sur les problèmes d'environnement de la planète, de l'avenir de son pays les Etats-Unis, au sein d'une communauté internationale plus que jamais désunie ou encore de l'évolution des enfants et de leur avenir." . "Small wonder : essays" . . . . . . "Twenty-two optimistic essays cover such topics as nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the challenges of war, poverty, and violence." . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In 22 wonderfully articulate essays, Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence and poverty in the world. Illustrations." . "In 22 wonderfully articulate essays, Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence and poverty in the world. Illustrations."@en . "Essays" . . . "Small wonder" . "Small wonder"@en . . . . . "Petit miracle : et autres essais" . . . . . . . . "Small wonder [essays]" . "Large type books"@en . . . . . "Philosophy." . . "LITERARY COLLECTIONS Essays." . . "LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays." . "PEACE--ESSAYS." . . "Essais américains." . . "Essays." . .