The View From Over the Hill is a collection of short essays that are often humorous or thoughtful and sometimes in conflict with popular opinion on a variety of subjects. Author Steve Liddick's take on whether pills should be taken separately or in a single gulp is worthy of cogitation. His description of the challenge of battling the infirmities of his elderly self in the daily chore of getting dressed is funny to those who do not suffer from the same ailments and sad to those who do. Subjects ranging from what our cars tell us about ourselves to the day skunks invaded his property to recurring dreams to going to the movies with his grandma as a youth may give the reader some things to think—and laugh—about.