This is not the first time I’ve given up on a book by one of America’s greatest authors, John Steinbeck, and through no fault of his own! For the second time in a year, I made the terrible mistake of … Continue reading
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The Long Walk by Sławomir Rawicz (1956)
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All men who are young and strong and do not want to die must think of escape. Step to the right, step to the left… the Russians knew it too. But only a madman could entertain any serious hopes of … Continue reading
Infinitives: Essays from Guatemala by Becca Nelson (2015)
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Not long ago, I finished Beneath the Ancient Dust, a memoir of sorts by Melissa Myers about her nine years serving in Afghanistan. That book was a departure for me, an unknown female author roughly my age writing about all … Continue reading
The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot (1981)
My parents had this book on their bookshelf for as long as I can remember, and yet I never had any interest in trying it out during my years at home. My reasons were two-fold: first, as a youngster, I … Continue reading
1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies (2003)
It is now time to honor other men who have languished in obscurity for too long. These remarkable Chinese admirals rounded the Cape of Good Hope sixty-six years before Dias, passed through the Straight of Magellan ninety-eight years before Magellan, … Continue reading
The Great Wall of China and the Salton Sea by Russell Rathbun (2017)
Monuments, Missteps, and the Audacity of Ambition This book first drew my interest due to both its relation to China and its Christian bent. I myself am a Christian with a long-time interest in the inner-workings of China and her … Continue reading
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts (2002)
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An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-term World Travel Travel has always been a joy of mine, though I’m firmly aware of how bad my wife and I are at it! While I love walking the most drab and … Continue reading
The Road Unseen by Peter and Barbara Jenkins (1985)
Barbara and I have had adventures that left our hearts soaring or crunched. Our minds have been constantly challenged as we’ve learned of different peoples and philosophies until we thought we could hold no more. And yet we are not … Continue reading
Across China by Peter Jenkins (1986)
Peter Jenkins has long been a favorite of mine, for both A Walk Across America to The Walk West. When I first came across this book in college, I had yet to gain a deep interest in China. That land … Continue reading
Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (1988)
“By Train Through China” I’ve praised Paul Theroux‘s travel writing in the past (though not his fiction), and this book was in fact the first of his that I ever read. My impressions of Riding the Iron Rooster have long … Continue reading