Just finished last night a collection of Edward Abbey's letters called Postcards. Now I'm starting John McPhee's - Encounters with the Archdruid.
GlazeDog
Now finishing up Life After Death by DeapPack Chopra. It seems true to me.
Sandalwood
Just finished AWOL on the AT. I noticed the author posts on WB sometimes. Great book.
Wall Street Journal, and Investor's Business Daily. I live off my investments like Lone Wolf.
on 1/30:Finished it. Excellent book; kept me laughing. I give it 4/5 stars.Originally Posted by The Solemates
I loved reading The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (about a little girl lost on the AT) by Stephen King while I was hiking. I'm in the middle of London by Edward Rutherford now.
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Also reading the Rough Guide to Ireland in preparation for an 18 day sojourn in April of pubs, Irish music, and hiking the Dingle Peninsula.
And then there's all those magazines & newsletters from the likes of ATC, PATC, AMC, Sierra Club, Rails-to-Trails, Defenders of Wildlife, Nat. Geographic, AARP, et al.
Pretty much cut back on reading the Washington Post since my move to Western MD but still reading the Progressive Populist
awesome. you guys have really added to my "need to read" list, which now is almost longer then the last book I read. If I can throw in some of my favourites that I've actually reread:
my favourite escape books:
Jungle, by Ghinsberg
The Long Walk
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me, by Bauer
In The Land of White Death, by Alhanov
Theology:
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
No Bars to Manhood, by Daniel Berrigan
and they're out of print now, but if you like baseball stories and humor:
Catch .222 by Bob Uecker
Catcher in the Wry by Bob Uecker
Are you referring to the Long Walk by Stephen King, or the tale of adversity and adventure, crossing some barren wasteland (I forget which).
this week i read the teeny tiny instructions on a tube of lock deicer. i found the reading dry and lacking. funny. it got good reviws in the nyt book section. currently im heavy into laundry instruction lables. i really like the ones on sleeping bags. i find them spellbinding and informative with just a touch of shocking. like the one i read last week that spoke of front loading washers in a world of both top and front loaders. and the author layed out the problems with wringing and drip drying and covered bleach and ironing and just a wonderful miriad of interesting subjects all written with sensitivity and humor too!
matthewski
I'm reading "the Long Tail" by Chris Anderson about the new way economy of selling fewer number of many more products.
before washing your jeans shorts, pre-treat by throwing them away.
John McPhee
"Encounters with the Archdruid" is a freakin' awesome book. I wrote a term paper on the damming of the Colorado once and was lucky enough to come across it. Thanks for reminding me to read more John McPhee.
Drops of Nectar: Timeless Wisdom for Everyday Living by Swami Chidanand Saraswati
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How come no one's voted for "Reading is bad for you?"
They're afraid something bad will happen to them if they read that far?
Just finished, Life After Death,The Burden of Proof by Deepak Chopra.
I recommend this book to get a broad picture of life.
Sandalwood
Just finished "Walking with Spring" and "On the Beaten Path". I lent them out to a friend in exchange for my copy of "The Thru Hiker's Guide to America". I'm now browsing a trail or two each night before going to bed.
My last book was Model T's "Walkin the Happy Side of Misery" for the second time. My current book is "Marty on the Mountain, 38 years on Mt. Washington". He tells stories about his 38 years on top of the rock pile. Kinda interesting.
Greg P.
When will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin. Damn Funny!!!
Finished the photography book I was reading. Just started The Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher, by Colin Fletcher.
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