sand flea
10-06-2004, 10:47 PM
Read any good books lately? Here are my recent favorites
Into The Wild -- John Krakauer
It's a short little book about a kid who has had it up to here with civilization. He heads into the wilds of Alaska and starves to death. Kind of a gloomy beginning, but Krakauer reconstructs his life's story with journals, interviews and solid journalism. It's a little straining in places but is a great read.
A Walk in The Woods -- Bill Bryson
There's a chapter where the author goes off on this riff about his fear of being eaten by bears; I had no idea watching a critter snacking its way up your shinbone could be funny. It's basically the story of two middle-aged idiots trying to hike the Appalachian trail and failing miserably.
The Striped Bass -- Nick Karas
I'm still reading this one, but I've never seen a more exhaustive (and exhausting) study of the linesider. It covers the biology, migration patterns and the collapse and recovery of the greatest gamefish that swims.
Anyone care to add?
Into The Wild -- John Krakauer
It's a short little book about a kid who has had it up to here with civilization. He heads into the wilds of Alaska and starves to death. Kind of a gloomy beginning, but Krakauer reconstructs his life's story with journals, interviews and solid journalism. It's a little straining in places but is a great read.
A Walk in The Woods -- Bill Bryson
There's a chapter where the author goes off on this riff about his fear of being eaten by bears; I had no idea watching a critter snacking its way up your shinbone could be funny. It's basically the story of two middle-aged idiots trying to hike the Appalachian trail and failing miserably.
The Striped Bass -- Nick Karas
I'm still reading this one, but I've never seen a more exhaustive (and exhausting) study of the linesider. It covers the biology, migration patterns and the collapse and recovery of the greatest gamefish that swims.
Anyone care to add?