![]() Perma Red, Debra Magpie Earling (Putnam, 2002) Norton, 2001)Īn intrepid half-Apache boy stumbles through the minefield of life with a Mormon foster family. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Brady Udall (W.W. He specializes in real people caught up in extraordinary situations who are brave, selfless and true. You couldn’t make an action/adventure movie as good as any of Preston’s nonfiction books. Preston peels back the layers to reveal the inner workings of the Hale Telescope - I capitalize here because the Hale is a main character - are almost as exciting as the descriptions of quasars and quarks that pulse along the outskirts of the known universe. I’ve since read Preston’s The Hot Zone, a harrowing account of the spread of a filovirus (ebola/AIDS), and the dry cave carved by elephant tusks and covered in guano where it all seems to have begun The Cobra Event, a frightening “novel” filled with true facts about the secret of biological warfare and First Light, a gaggle of star geeks dukin’ it out with the universe. I couldn’t wait to go to bed every night to see what had transpired while I was away the landscape is that vivid and the characters are that alive. A page-turner, this book of nonfiction reads like a novel. This writer claims my heart and soul in this book about a bunch of scruffy college kids who discover the tallest trees along the coast of California. The Wild Trees (or anything by Richard Preston) (Random House, 2007) When I had given up, like many Americans, on politicians, it’s heartening to know that Obama stubbornly soldiered on in spite of my cynicism. Barack makes it clear that he cares about the future of our country and wants to make a difference. He’s steeped in history, geography, philosophy, economics and law and he sees and responds passionately to the dignity of all people regardless of their political affiliations. The first thing that strikes you is how much this man loves life. Herewith, some of what Steve Jobs says no one is reading.Īudacity of Hope, Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, 2006) I take part all those technologies, and enjoy the access to quick information, but I don’t love the world wide web like I love books, the stillness and silence of them, the one to one, intimate nature of books. I welcome the time away from the frenzy of the TV, computer and movies, the shorthand of email, Facebook, MySpace and the ubiquitous blog. Steve Jobs recently said, “No one reads books anymore.” I find now, more than ever, I’m thirsty for the quietude of reading.
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