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A True Story of Ruin and Survival It’s been a long while since I’ve given up on a book, but 90 pages in, I just couldn’t take this one anymore. As always, I follow the “100 pages minus your age” … Continue reading
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I don’t know how the Pulitzer Prize thing works, but this book by Dan Egan was a finalist in 2017. He should have won. A habit of mine is to try and read “geographically” when I travel, books about the … Continue reading
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It’s March here in the Midwest and it’s supposed to dip into the 20s overnight, yet two days ago, my daughter told me that she and her friend saw their first butterfly of Spring. I don’t doubt it, and I’m … Continue reading
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And Raymond Abrashkin; illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian Lately my kids have been wanting to wake up early so they can get to school even earlier. I don’t know why, but I know it’s not a ploy so they can play … Continue reading
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As we continue to breeze through some of Roald Dahl’s shorter books during our unofficial “Year of Dahl,” I continue to be amazed at the unexpected twists he wrangles into his stories and the turns he abruptly takes. This one … Continue reading
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A vibrant book of discovery that re-creates the sight and sounds of the Quetico-Superior country and explores with deep insight the permanent values of a great wilderness area. Illustrated by Francis Lee Jacques. I recently purchased a library of books … Continue reading
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And Other Pleasant Studies of Birds and Beasts Books on animal telepathy are not my normal fare—and if you follow my site at all, that probably goes without saying. I honestly didn’t know what I was getting into with this … Continue reading
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The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge It might be the 90-degree weather outside, but something drew me to this book this week and the frozen tundra of western Alaska in which it’s set. Normally I want to wait until … Continue reading
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It’s been a few years since I read Watership Down by Richard Adams, but recently had a hankering for another epic adventure in the style of that bunnies’ tale. This story about two dogs and a fox on the run … Continue reading
Ventures among Men and Mountains My brother’s favorite book in college was Into Thin Air (1997), and it was his recommendation that first got me interested in the outdoor adventure novels that still thrill me. That book, which I loved, … Continue reading
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