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Accepting the Challenge of the Natural World

Essayist Paul Gruchow has a new collection of essays called The Necessity of Empty Places, which celebrates the American wilderness. Rejecting the macho, survivalist approach to confronting nature, Gruchow sees the wilderness as a place of meditation and discovery.

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Other segments from the episode on May 22, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 22, 1989: Interview with John Schlesinger; Review of Cecil Taylor's album "Indent"; Interview with Paul Gruchow; Review of the television show "Miami Vice."

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