One Man's Meat is a delightful collection of essays that are too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal. This timeless recounting of experiences serves as a primer of a countryman's lessons, filled with wit and charm that never goes out of style.
Set against the backdrop of a Maine saltwater farm, E.B. White offers his witty and succinct observations on daily life, capturing the essence of country living with humor and grace.
Letters to a Shooting Star follows Arkansas country boy Ben Goodman through childhood and adolescence, focusing primarily on the period when he crosses paths with the book's other protagonists, Pennsylvania-raised brothers Ethan and Daniel Henry. This book is both a humorous coming of age novel and a sensitive love story told in fine, understated style.