Saint Croix Notes by Adams, Noah - 1990

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Stated First Edition. Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 221 pages. From Publishers Weekly In these short, graceful essays written for Minnesota Public Radio's Good Evening , Adams chronicles a year in the Saint Croix River Valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin. He muses about the passage of the seasons, books he has read and day-to-day events in the small-town Midwest. His found pleasures derive from nature, the weather and such activities as canoe trips, a stroll through a cemetery, a climb to the top of a water tower and visits to a dog pound, a zoo, a high school basketball game, a garage sale. The tone is gentle--like Adams's voice, familiar to those who have heard him as host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered --and the experiences ordinary, yet he reveals with delight and wonder the often unnoticed magic of the commonplace. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Adams is a hell of a writer with a keen eye, self-deprecating humor, and great craft. -- San Francisco Chronicle.