Category: NON FICTION

June 21, 2010

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers **** (of 4)

A Syrian-American businessman, Zeitoun, rides out Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Eggers gives us a vivid view of the storm and its aftermath from inside...

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June 21, 2010

Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean **** (of 4)

Norman Maclean is like Roger Angell: an old school Master of wordsmithing. His command of English and of writing is simply superior. Maclean’s first great...

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June 21, 2010

Winter by Rick Bass *** (of 4)

At the age of 29, Bass forsakes his worldly belongings, save for his broken down truck, and leaves Houston for the very limit of the...

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June 21, 2010

Why we Run by Bernd Heinrich * (of 4)

Heinrich does his best to combine science writing, nature writing, the physiology of running, and entymology. The only part I liked was the running. Granted,...

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June 21, 2010

Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson **** (of 4)

This was my first Bryson. It’s his description of walking the Appalachian trail. I can think of no other book that made me laugh out...

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June 21, 2010

Untouchables : My Family’s Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India by Narendra Jadhav

I have to admit I only read the first 50 pages of this book. Nevertheless, the fictional account of life in India’s lower castes, A...

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June 21, 2010

Tigers in the Snow by Peter Matthiessen ** (of 4)

Everything you ever wanted to know about tiger life in the wilds of Asia from Siberia to India. Read the book or visit a zoo,...

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June 21, 2010

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ** (of 4)

I know everyone loved this book. It’s a best seller and a book club must-do, but I couldn’t finish it. Too much hagiography. Too many...

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June 21, 2010

Taking on the Trust by Steven Weinberg *** (of 4)

This is the story of how Ida Tarbell, one of the first women to attend Allegheny College, probably the first woman to be a paid...

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June 21, 2010

Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach ** (of 4)

Everything you ever wanted to know about dead people, but were afraid to ask. To her credit, Roach is sassy, often to the point of...

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