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A Christian review of David McCullough’s wonderful but older and lesser known study, The Johnstown Flood (1968). Continue reading
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Contagion by Robin Cook (1995)
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I’ve never read Robin Cook before, and this is certainly not the season of my life where I need to be getting caught up on popular fiction to the detriment of my studies and other readings! Still, it’s COVID season(s). … Continue reading
Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer (1990)
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
Woodsong by Gary Paulson (1990)
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Gary Paul continues his rough and raw writing in Woodsong (199), an intriguing series of snippets from his life dog-sledding. A Christian review. Continue reading
Shackleton: Arctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi (2014)
If you’ve read much of my stuff before, you know that I have a soft spot in my heart for Earnest Shackleton and his crew’s experience aboard—and ultimately offboard—his Antarctic ship The Endurance way back in 1914-1916. I’ve gushed over … Continue reading
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Frederick Stonehouse (1977)
Something I like to do when I’m traveling is to read books set within the context of the locality where I’m staying, or at least that were written by folks from the area. I did this by reading Shipwrecks, Monsters, … Continue reading
Audubon: On the Wings of the World by Fabien Grolleau and Jeremie Royer (2016)
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I was introduced to birding by an Australian friend who once visited me in China. Although he had traveled the world as an avid bird-watcher for 30 years, he had never before visited China. During his week-long stay at our … Continue reading
Snowflake Bentley by Gloria May Stoddard (1979)
Man of Science, Man of God: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley This past summer, I came across a unique little book from 1931 titled Snow Crystals. This black-and-white collection of snowflake photographs was truly mesmerizing, and were I a … Continue reading
Naked Trees by John Terpstra (1990)
I’ll be honest: I bought this book from a north-woods bookstore only because I know someone with the author’s name, and I thought that maybe, just maybe, it was the same guy leading a secret life I knew nothing of. … Continue reading
If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake by Ellen Levine (1988)
Another great offering by Scholastic for my adventures through the turn-of-the-century, this book answers most of the questions anyone might have about the San Francisco disaster of 1906. Having just completed the Scholastic book I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, … Continue reading