From Here to There and Back Again

"Sue Hubbell's From Here to There and Back Again is stylish and thought-provoking. As her brother I have long admired her mince pies and her ability to knit her own thermal underwear." ---Bil Gilbert "The real masterwork that Sue Hubbell has created is her life." --- New York Times Book Review "A latter-day Henry Thoreau with a sense of the absurd." --- Chicago Sun-Times "Sue Hubbell writes splendidly." ---William Least Heat-Moon "Prose as clear, languorous and beautiful as honey poured from a jar." --- People From Here to There and Back Again is the much-anticipated collection of essays on an array of offbeat and engrossing subjects by magazine essayist and nature writer Sue Hubbell, author of A Country Year, Shrinking the Cat , and Waiting for Aphrodite . Reading Sue Hubbell is like embarking on a journey of discovery with a close friend. Her writing is witty, learned yet unassuming, intensely personal, and pointedly honest as she ranges far and wide on such topics as after-hours truck stops, the country's best pie restaurants, bowling shoes, Costa Rica's blue morpho butterfly, earthquakes, and the honey trade. Several of her pieces take place in Michigan locales as well, including Elvis sightings in Vicksburg and the magicians' convention in Colon. In the end you'll return from these travels refreshed, enlightened-and wiser. From Here to There and Back Again is the much-anticipated collection of essays on an array of offbeat and engrossing subjects by magazine essayist and nature writer Sue Hubbell, author of A Country Year, Shrinking the Cat, and Waiting for Aphrodite.Reading Sue Hubbell is like embarking on a journey of discovery with a close friend. Her writing is witty, learned yet unassuming, intensely personal, and pointedly honest as she ranges far and wide on such topics as after-hours truck stops, the country's best pie restaurants, bowling shoes, Costa Rica's blue morpho butterfly, earthquakes, and the honey trade. Several of her pieces take place in Michigan locales as well, including Elvis sightings in Vicksburg and the magicians' convention in Colon. In the end you'll return from these travels refreshed, enlightened-and wiser."Sue Hubbell's From Here to There and Back Again is stylish and thought-provoking. As her brother I have long admired her mince pies and her ability to knit her own thermal underwear."---Bil Gilbert"The real masterwork that Sue Hubbell has created is her life."---New York Times Book Review"A latter-day Henry Thoreau with a sense of the absurd."---Chicago Sun-Times"Sue Hubbell writes splendidly."---William Least Heat-Moon"Prose as clear, languorous and beautiful as honey poured from a jar."---People From Here To There And Back Again Is The Collection Of Essays On An Array Of Offbeat And Subjects By Magazine Essayist And Nature Writer Sue Hubbell, Author Of A Country Year, Shrinking The Cat, And Waiting For Aphrodite. She Ranges Far And Wide On Such Topics As After-hours Truck Stops, The Country's Best Pie Restaurants, Bowling Shoes, Costa Rica's Blue Morpho Butterfly, Earthquakes, And The Honey Trade. Several Of Her Pieces Take Place In Michigan Locales As Well, Including Elvis Sightings In Vicksburg And The Magicians' Convention In Colon.--jacket. Foreword / John Michael Mcguire -- Annie Sparks -- Linnaeus -- Delivery Truck -- City Of The Mind -- Bowling Shoes -- Great American Pie Expedition -- Vicksburg Ghost -- Magic In Michigan -- Polly Pry -- Earthquake Fever -- Honey War -- Space Aliens Take Over The U.s. Senate!!! -- Blue Morpho Butterflies -- Gift To Letting Go -- Mustard -- Ozark Springtime. Sue Hubbell. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 14 Annie Sparks......Page 18 Linnaeus......Page 22 Delivery Truck......Page 27 A City of the Mind......Page 33 Bowling Shoes......Page 37 The Great American Pie Expedition......Page 41 The Vicksburg Ghost......Page 69 Magic in Michigan......Page 88 Polly Pry......Page 104 Earthquake Fever......Page 116 The Honey War......Page 144 Space Aliens Take Over the U. S. Senate!!!......Page 157 Blue Morpho Butterflies......Page 170 The Gift of Letting Go......Page 174 Mustard......Page 178 Ozark Springtime......Page 185 Back Cover......Page 193 "From Here to There and Back Again is the collection of essays on an array of offbeat and subjects by magazine essayist and nature writer Sue Hubbell, author of A Country Year, Shrinking the Cat, and Waiting for Aphrodite." "She ranges far and wide on such topics as after-hours truck stops, the country's best pie restaurants, bowling shoes, Costa Rica's blue morpho butterfly, earthquakes, and the honey trade. Several of her pieces take place in Michigan locales as well, including Elvis sightings in Vicksburg and the magicians' convention in Colon."--BOOK JACKET.