PURPLE FLAT TOP
By Jack Nisbet

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A keen observer of humankind's idiosyncrasies as well as the everyday phenomenon of the natural world, Nisbet directs his contemplative musings on an inland area of the Northwest defined as spanning northeastern Washington and the western region of Montana. At once wry and compassionate, these crisply written vignettes impart a spirited, substantial nourishment as they describe a particular American landscape.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

PURPLE FLAT TOP is a book built on patient listening and careful observation. [Nisbet] appreciates the natural world, but never pictures the locals as galoots out to ruin it. This is ideal stuff of summer reading, a learning experience made warm and enjoyable.