The Land and Its People: Essays Marie Tierney from the colorful parrots in

from the colorful parrots in the canopy to the sleek jaguar on the forest floor

First comes a terrible mouse plague

harrowing journey into the depths of the underworld

Any young child anticipating a move will connect with--and smile at--this fanciful

fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY

The Land and Its People: Essays Marie Tierney from the colorful parrots inIn this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are "among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). "A welcome return to form for the much awarded and much loved humorist Sedaris remains a national treasure." Kirkus (starred review) In The Land and Its People, Sedaris investigates what it means to be a traveler, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on