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"I think in any writing you're paying attention to detail." -- Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen (born May 22, 1927, in New York City) is a two-time National Book Award-winning American novelist and nonfiction writer as well as an environmental activist. He frequently focuses on American Indian issues and history, as in his detailed study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. In November 2008, at age 81, he received his second National Book Award for Shadow Country, an 890-page revision of a trilogy of novels he released in the 1990s. His first National Book Award was won in 1980 for The Snow Leopard. His story Travelin' Man was adapted into the film The Young One by Luis Buñuel.

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Total Books: 261
Better than Fiction True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers
2017 - Better Than Fiction True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers [Lonely Planet Travel Literature] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781787012660
ISBN-10: 1787012662
Genre: Travel
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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The Snow Leopard
2016 - The Snow Leopard [Penguin Orange Collection] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143129523
ISBN-10: 014312952X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Science & Math
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The Selous in Africa
2015 - The Selous in Africa (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788897737643
ISBN-10: 8897737641
Genres: Arts & Photography, Travel
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In Paradise A Novel
2015 - In Paradise a Novel (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781594633522
ISBN-10: 1594633525
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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In Paradise
2014 - In Paradise [Thorndike Press Large Print Reviewers' Choice] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781410472052
ISBN-10: 1410472051
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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In Paradise A Novel
2014 - In Paradise a Novel (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781594633171
ISBN-10: 1594633177
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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Sal Si Puedes  Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
2014 - Sal Si Puedes Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution [Escape If You Can] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780520282506
ISBN-10: 0520282507
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Endocrine Disrupters Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods
2013 - Endocrine Disrupters Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780470932094
ISBN-10: 0470932090
Genres: Science & Math, Medical Books
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Shadow Country
2011 - Shadow Country (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780857381309
ISBN-10: 085738130X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Are We There Yet A Zen Journey Through Space and Time
The Tree Where Man Was Born
2010 - The Tree Where Man Was Born (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780143106241
ISBN-10: 0143106244
Genres: Travel, Outdoors & Nature
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The Cloud Forest A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
2010 - The Cloud Forest a Chronicle of the South American Wilderness (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781441710628
ISBN-10: 1441710620
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
2010 - At Play in the Fields of the Lord (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781433299919
ISBN-10: 1433299917
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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement
Shadow Country A New Rendering of the Watson Legend
2009 - Shadow Country a New Rendering of the Watson Legend [Part 1 of 2 parts - Library Binder] (Audio Cassette)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781433278938
ISBN-10: 1433278936
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Shadow Country  A New Rendering of the Watson Legend
2009 - Shadow Country a New Rendering of the Watson Legend [Part 1 of 2 parts - Library Binder] (Audio CD)Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781433278945
ISBN-10: 1433278944
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El leopardo de las nieves/ The snow leopard
2008 - El Leopardo De Las Nieves/ the Snow Leopard [El Ojo Del Tiempo - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788498412468
ISBN-10: 8498412463
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction
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Tigers in the Snow
2008 - Tigers in the Snow (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781435296152
ISBN-10: 143529615X
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Die Knige der Lfte
2007 - Die Knige Der Lfte (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783446207288
ISBN-10: 3446207287
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End of the Earth Voyaging to Antarctica
2004 - End of the Earth Voyaging to Antarctica (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780792268369
ISBN-10: 0792268369
Genres: Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Science & Math
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Deux saisons  l'ge de pierre
2004 - Deux Saisons L'ge De Pierre [nouvelle édition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782228898553
ISBN-10: 2228898554
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2004 - North American Indians [Penguin Classics] (Paperback)
 
2000 - Walden and Other Writings [Modern Library Classics] (Paperback)
2000 - Bone By Bone [Vintage International] (Paperback)
2000 - The Peter Matthiessen Reader [Vintage Original] (Paperback)
1998 - Lost Man's River [Watson, Bk 2] (Paperback)
1998 - Nineheaded Dragon River Zen Journals 19691982 [Shambhala Dragon Editions] (Paperback)
1997 - Blue Meridian the Search for the Great White Shark [Penguin Nature Classics Series] (Paperback)
 
1991 - On the River Styx and Other Stories [Vintage International] (Paperback)
1973 - The Wind Birds [A Studio book] (Hardcover)
Tree Where Man Was Born [Penguin Nature Classics] (Hardcover)
No Boundaries [Gang of Seven : the Wonder of Words] (Audio Cassette)