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The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking …
Fun and interesting read! It is a great mix of information, opinion and humor. It makes me want to go for a hike in the woods right now (a day-hike that is).
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the …
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) tells the story of several unrelated people who …
Not my kind of book.
In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he …
Jeff Shaara: Gods and generals (2000, Birlinn)
4 cassettes 4 hoursRead by Stephen LangThe story of Gods and Generals begins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer …
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them …
Brendon Burchard: The motivation manifesto (2014)
"Burchard reveals that the main motive of humankind is the pursuit of greater Personal Freedom. We desire the grand liberties …
The book narrates Cahalan's issues with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and the process by which she was diagnosed with this form …
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a …
Really a haunting book. I want to believe that we are getting better on bigotry and hatred. But I am reminded again and again by the media and books like this that we still have a very long way to go. This book paints a very sad picture of the state of Alabama criminal justice system.
Once a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily, "plotting to resurrect my …
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction …
This book was more disturbing than I thought it would be. While well written, I couldn't really get enjoyment out of the story. I guess I like to believe that mankind is mostly good and will always rise over evil. So, I guess I prefer books that reinforce those beliefs. And this was certainly not the book for that.
