Annie Dillard has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize and nominated for a Nobel Prize. She has dedicated her life to examining the world around her with open eyes. She enjoys observing everything, from lunar eclipses to a moth that is drawn to the flame. Dillard marvels at the fragility of the world, and its resilience. Though she finds beauty and inspiration in the world, she is also frightened of it. This work is a profoundly spiritual experience that was complied by one of the United States' greatest writers.