Excellent – nice to know that it’s still out there to be found.

http://www.bookpeople.net/Main.htm#

In case anyone cares I found a copy of Nine Nation on the shelf at BookPeople of Moscow. Just a bit of serendipity as they had it out on display where I couldnt miss it.

:-) Now I live on that borderline, as do you.

What, you don’t think the Jesusland map captures all the subtleties of American culture :-)?

I too read Garreaus book many moons ago and found it full of appropriate insights. Having lived in most of his 9 nations. I think much of what he says was and is correct. In fact I spent much of my formative years in Bend Oregon on the line, literally and figuratively, between Ectopia and the Empty Quarter.

I do think it is a better model than Red/Blue State to describe our North American cultures.