From Publishers Weekly In what PW judged "wry， often metaphysical musings on physics and physiology，" Jerome describes a year's work building a boundary wall on his property in Massachusetts， discovering the elemental satisfactions of maneuvering tons of stone into a monumental yet simple form. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Library Journal This is much more than a chronicle of a year spent living in the country. The author uses the slow， solitary work of building a stone wall on his property in the Massachusetts Berkshires as a backdrop to explore his relationship with the natural world. His preoccupation with mechanical competency and the "physics of things，" be it athletic exertion or the hoisting of a car's engine， changes as he gains a new awareness of sensory life. ("Riches， riches， everywhere， just for the paying of attention.") His contemplation also leads to an understanding of feelings about his father and stepfather， both dead yet close at hand， as the author goes about gathering field stones and fitting them into place. Highly recommended， and likely to be as important as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ( LJ 5/1/) and Tracy Kidder's House ( LJ 8/85).- Douglas G. Birdsall， North Dakota State Univ. Libs.， FargoCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews