Edge (Southern Tier Editions)
Jeff Mann's collection of essays reads as though he were already one of the most established and successful of authors, instead of someone first publishing a book of prose. He takes us on a series of personal journeys with style, panache, an academician's cohesion, and a poet's imagery and love of the written word. The result is a unique and valuable life-and-times autobiography cum travelogue that I simply gobbled up. --Felice PicanoThese are damned good essays, shot through with a self-effacing generosity of spirit and an expansive affection for places, persons, and ideas. All this would be enough, but what makes Mann's book a keeper is his clear-eyed (never cloying or vicious) yet tender (never sentimental) treatment of himself, the edges he's traveled, and the ones he embodies. Never once, in this collection of essays, does Mann take the edge off. Most enthusiastically recommended. --Rainbow Reviews--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.