Peter Matthiessen is 81 today and Garry Wills is 74. The Writer’s Almanac has background on these two exceptionally insightful and important American writers.
You can hear Garrison Keillor’s audio of same by clicking here (RealAudio).
NewMexiKen has a first edition of Matthiessen’s wonderful and wonderous The Snow Leopard.
The Snow Leopard, the book that changed my life.