Andre The Giant, A Legendary Life by Michael Krugman; 2009; 344 pages; Pocket Books, New York, NY; 978-4165-4112-7; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Saint Johns’; 11/25-11/29 This book is not what it purports to be, unless Andres’ life only occurred within the squared circle. I was looking for a comprehensive biography of Andre, but [...]
Apache, Inside the Cockpit of the World’s Most Deadly Fighting Machineby Ed Macy; 2009; 374 pages; Atlantic Monthly Press; 978-0-8021-1894-3; Recommended by Dad; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, STJ; 11/19-11/25 Ed Macy is an Apache Helicopter pilot in the British Army who writes of his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. It is a [...]
South of Broad by Pat Conroy; 2009; 514 pages; Nan A. Talese, New York, NY; 978-0-385-41305-3; Borrowed from Katie O’Dell (a fellow Pat Conroy fanatic); 11/14-11/19 No matter what I say, no matter what words I use I will not do justice to this book. This book for me will rank up with the best [...]
Ranger’s Apprentice, Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan; 2009; 440 pages; Random House Australia, Sydney, NSW; 978-1-74166-302-0; Borrowed from Amanda & Zach Banker; 11/11-11/14 Went away to the beach this weekend with several of my bestest buds and finished this around midnight after a wonderfully great day. The continuing adventures of Will, Halt, Horace and their [...]
The Chrysanthemum and The Bat, Baseball Samurai Style by Robert Whiting; 1977; 247 pages; Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, NY; 0-396-07317-4спални; Interlibrary Library Loan from Bellingham Public Library; 11/6-11/11 This was the first inside look at baseball as played in Japan. Robert Whiting has lived in Japan for years and is the only American [...]
