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Mar 28
2008
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Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonPosted by Northwest Books in Books |
Winner: National Book Award.
Winner: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award.
Winner: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award.
This is the story of Skip Sands--spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong--and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel.
It's that time of year: Springtime and time to think about the garden. 
Mesmerized—at times unnerved—by his ninety-seven-year-old father’s nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, Seattle author David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating book: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivion—an exploration that paradoxically prompts a renewed and profound appreciation of life.