Small, Misty Mountain: The Awanadjo Almanack, by Rob McCall
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The 10th Anniversary Edition of a classic about life in a small Maine seaside town.
Issued for the first time in paperback, this is a beloved chronicle of a year in Blue Hill, Maine. Following in the tradition of Lao-Tse, St. Francis, Rachel Carson, Wendell Berry, and Annie Dillard this volume gathers McCall’s meticulous observations and buoyant commentary about a mountain and its surroundings. Small, Misty Mountain: The Awanadjo Almanack, by Rob McCall- Amazon Sales Rank: #1946294 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.30" h x .80" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 260 pages
From Publishers Weekly Winner of the Pushcart 20th Editors' Book Award, McCall's botanical, zoological, spiritual and neighborhood almanac grew out of his longtime community radio show in coastal Maine. The mountain he refers to is Blue Hill Mountain ("Awanadjo" in Algonkian) near Blue Hill, Maine, where McCall serves as a Congregational minister. Careening from the mystical to the practical, cranky to idealistic, the book offers a year's worth of entries for each phase of each moon, accompanied by charming woodblock illustrations by Jonathan Fisher (first minister of McCall's church). McCall reports, philosophizes and preaches on natural events (e.g., cedar waxwings in the orchard; immigration), "un-natural events" (laws against immigration; machine-made Halloween decorations), as well as singling out "critters of the week" and other things he finds in the fields, forests, mountains and saltwater areas around him. He provides quotations from Walt Whitman, Annie Dillard and others, along with "rank opinions" of his own (e.g., "Many people have survived and flourished for millennia without computers, insurance, automobiles, skyscrapers, credit cards, and televisions, but none could survive long without food and care for children"). By turns inspiring and infuriating, McCall has something for everyone, but as he says at the end of each moon, "Don't take it from me. Go out and see for yourself." (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist Almanacs are indispensable tools for people wishing to live in complete harmony with nature. As trackers of tides and temperatures, they studiously document the past so that future generations may predictably monitor the future, and although the most reliable are spare journals of facts and figures with a bit of folklore and whimsy thrown in for good measure, McCall's gift to the genre reverses that formula. Resplendent with lyrical imagery and luminous insights, McCall's practical and poetic chronicle of a year spent in the shadow of Maine's Blue Hill Mountain is a jubilant and rhapsodic celebration of nature with a capital N. Organized according to the lunar cycles, McCall's almanac faithfully and astutely records seasonal, climatic, botanic, and zoological happenings, then explains how such events can inspire and instruct observers in the greater ways of the world. Blue Hill Mountain is a natural tabernacle in McCall's eyes, a viewpoint he encourages readers to adopt about their own special place, be it stark desert canyon or sheltered backyard haven. Carol HaggasCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
About the Author Rob McCall, is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and minister of The First Congregational Church, Blue Hill, Maine. His weekly radio commentaries are aired on www.weru.org.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Small, misty mountain By HelloKitty Awanadjo Almanack is a beautiful book written by a man who is truly connected to the place. I know Rob McCall, and his book is a series of essays that are actually more like prayers. His observations are full of many details that will also connect others to the mountain that stands at the edge of downeast Maine in Blue Hill. This book will give readers - even those who have never set foot in Maine - a feeling of reverence and understanding for the many denizens of that area. Do yourself a favor and buy this book and keep it handy. Reading an essay or two will do more for lowering your blood pressure than any pharmaceutical.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Small, Misty Mountain By Louis J. Casale I certainly enjoyed this book. I am very familiar with the Blue Hill Area of Maine. Beside the great description of the different seasons, I was delighted by Rob McCall's religious interpretations.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good food for the nature lover's spirit! By P. Turner Small, Misty Mountain is a must read if you love Downeast Maine and feel connected to the land there, irregardless of whether you live there or not. It is a great book to feed the nature-lover's spirit! It is a writer's book too, a thoughtful and well-written text that pulls us into the writer's experience of the outdoors but also gives a telling commentary on being in the world now. The format is engaging, offering bits of information that intertwines cultures and times. I've read this - and will refer back to it I am sure - and found it to be a fitting gift for several kindred souls.
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