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Review Date: 12/16/2016
This was an interesting book. Not exactly what I thought when I started it. The author is from Scotland and goes to Alaska to build a cabin way too late in the season. He plans on experiencing roughing it through the winter. He has absolutely no experience in anything that will help him do this. Without the help from the locals he would not have accomplished his goal. All that said....it did keep me interested. Nice style of writing. He never claims to have knowledge he doesn't and relates the humorous outcomes of a lot of his experiences.
Review Date: 9/8/2015
I was a little disappointed in this book actually. I was looking for a book with lots of his cat experiences and stories about his cat. There were a few of those, but you have to wade through alot of cat history and never ending history on naming cats to find them.
Review Date: 9/26/2015
This is a tremendous book. I never put it down. It is so real that it doesn't even feel like a book.
Review Date: 9/2/2015
This was a surprisingly good book. It had a simple story line, but a heavy message about animal preservation.
Gold Rush in the Jungle: The Race to Discover and Defend the Rarest Animals of Vietnam's "Lost World"
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Review Date: 5/7/2016
Helpful Score: 1
This book amazed me. It was much more than I expected in the book. It was not an easy read, but it was well worth the effort to read it. Every time I picked it up it kept my attention and kept bringing me back for more.
It tells a little bit of Vietnam in general. Not so much the commercial aspect, but the environmental aspects following a country that has been in war for hundreds of years. The diversity of the biological was amazing. I read about so much that I had never even heard about! It stayed pretty neutral, but leaned toward preservation as it should. Yet it didn't condemn the native Vietnamese for their usage of the animals they have always used. It just made me aware of the issues involved.
It tells a little bit of Vietnam in general. Not so much the commercial aspect, but the environmental aspects following a country that has been in war for hundreds of years. The diversity of the biological was amazing. I read about so much that I had never even heard about! It stayed pretty neutral, but leaned toward preservation as it should. Yet it didn't condemn the native Vietnamese for their usage of the animals they have always used. It just made me aware of the issues involved.
Hey Ranger! : True Tales of Humor Misadventure from America's National Parks
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Review Date: 9/13/2015
This book was not as funny as I thought it would be. But I did learn more about some of the National Parks and especially National Historic sites. It was worth reading and was an interesting look into a park rangers life.
Review Date: 11/9/2015
This was a fantastic book. It read like a novel which was all the more impressive it being a true story! Loved the interwoven lifetimes of the two main characters, man and elephant. I found it hard to put down because I wanted to see where it was heading next in this amazing world traveling story.
Review Date: 9/20/2015
This book was heart wrenching. It provides a glimpse into an unimaginable life and shows how every can have an affect on the people around them.
Rescued by a Horse: Inspirational True Stories of Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing
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Review Date: 4/2/2016
This book was a lot better than I thought it would be. I just got through reading a similar book that I was very disappointed in. Where that one had very little horse story just a lot of sensationalism, this book was large on horse and plot. This book was highly believable and interesting.
Review Date: 9/18/2015
This book caught me from the introduction on. I literally couldn't put it down and had to find out how they lost their dog. And then I couldn't stop reading because I had to find out how they found their dog and how this dog reacted when they did. Terrific read.
Review Date: 9/18/2016
This book was so amazing. The opening catches your attention, yet when it goes into the authors childhood experiences it it just as riveting. I was absolutely hooked on the story beginning to end. A real heart toucher.
Take a Seat: One Man, One Tandem and Twenty Thousand Miles of Possibilities
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Review Date: 9/13/2015
This was one of the best books I've read! It kept me turning pages until the very end. It is excellently written. Reads like a story not like a travel brochure. He meets some of the most unique people and it feels like you are right there with him, but without the sore butt of being on the bicycle for over two years.
Review Date: 10/15/2015
This is an excellent book of fables! It was nice finding fables that I had never heard of before with some familiar messages and some completely new ideas. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Review Date: 6/19/2016
Helpful Score: 1
This book surprised me. I was delightedly hooked within the first couple of chapters. Very well written. Most of the book deals with the authors childhood until the age of 14 when they went to formal schooling. After that the writing changes somewhat to a more adult perspective and there are gaps in the account where correspondence is now the news you learn about the family. It left me wanting more, but in a good way. What an interesting life.
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