The Alaskan landscape-so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable-may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make li
;This book will inspire people to work with and for their neighbors in all kinds of ways!' Bill McKibben, author of Falter The writer whom theLos Angeles Timescalls ';part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lam
