Dirt by William Bryant Logan
“Dirt” by William Bryant Logan.
It’s written like a poetic memoir, half natural history half philosophical treatise. The writing is fantastic, the author is extremely lyrically gifted, and the chapters are short and often hilarious. There is a great interplay of the cultural, historical, spiritual, and even erotic side of dirt, yet it still gives a good novice’s overview of soil properties. Recommended by Dave Cass.