Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

"Youareabouttoreadalotaboutdirt,whichnooneknowsverymuchabout."Sobeginsthebookthatbringsmysteryandmagicto"thatstuffthatwon'tcomeoffyourcollar".ThomasJefferson,SaintPhocas,DarwinandVirgilparadethroughthisthought-provokingwork,takingtheirplacenexttothedungbeetle,thecompostheap,dowsingandthemicroscopicbiotathattillthesoil.WhetherLoganistraversingthefarreachesofthecosmosorploughingthroughourplanet'scrust,hisdelightful,elegantandsurprisinglysoulfulmeditationsgreatlyenrichourconceptof"dirt",thatsubstancefromwhichweallariseandtowhichweallmustreturn.