When <em>Common Ground</em> was first published, Annie Dillard praised Robert Finchs essays for "their strength, subtlety, and above all their geniality." New readers will have a chance to discover that Finchs Cape Cod is indeed a wonderful place. The birds, fish, and animals that share the capes fragile ecology on any given summer day with the human residents are described with the fresh eye of a first-rate nature writer.