What Are People For?: Essays Book cover type:Paperback This man: Consider this man

This man: Consider this man who

offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years

bumping jumping thumping like a heart the size of the whole country

A wake-up call to the mystery of life

which could be either a dream come true or a hope-crushing failure

What Are People For?: Essays Book cover type:Paperback This man: Consider this manRanging from Americas insatiable consumerism and household economies to literary subjects and Americas attitude toward waste, here Berry gracefully navigates from one topic to the next. He speaks candidly about the ills plaguing America and the growing gap between people and the land. Despite the somber nature of these essays, Berrys voice and prose provide an underlying sense of faith and hope. He frames his reflections with poetic responsibility,