The title, a direct translation of the French pommes de terre-p̓otatoes--reflects the author's plain-speaking approach to poetry: he loves wild doves, hates New York and is fond of bawdy women. Original art work.

"A passionate advocate for preserving wilderness and fighting the bureaucratic and business forces that would destroy it, Edward Abbey (1927-1989) wrote fierce, polemical books such as Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang that continue to inspire environmental activists. In this eloquent memoir, his friend and fellow desert rat Charles Bowden reflects on Abbey the man and the writer, offering up thought-provoking, contrarian views of the writing...