High Tide in Tucson\"Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times.\" Milwaukee Sentinel \"Kingsolver's essays should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend.\" New York Times Book Review In this brilliant essay collection, Pulitzer Prize winning author Barbara Kingsolver turns to her favored literary terrain to explore themes of family, community, and the natural world. With the eyes of a scientist

he reflects on his life and this landmark place

and his unlikely invitation into an underground secret society of revolutionary magicians from around the world

routine assassination and religious mania

Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements

he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it

Told largely in the words of the people who lived it

is as disturbed and uncertain as the rest of America around her

covers topics like the Halifax riots

from biochemists toiling in unknown laboratories to business leaders changing the world to mediation masters discovering inner peace

A Great Classroom Read: With short chapters

Basing his argument on groundbreaking scientific findings from cognitive science

Moawad shares his unique leadership philosophy with the general public