Monthly Archives: December 2009
Chasing Kangaroos
by Tim Flannery Just looking at the cover of Tim Flannery’s Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature, you get a good sense of the book. It turns out that kangaroos are … Continue reading
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The Good Soldiers
by David Finkel It was difficult to read David Finkel’s The Good Soldiers for more than a chapter at a time, because I found myself weeping at an alarming rate. But of all the books I (and we) have read about the … Continue reading
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When Wanderers Cease to Roam. . .
by Vivian Swift I cannot adequately convey how much I ABSOLUTELY loved Vivian Swift’s When Wanderers Cease to Roam: A Traveler’s Journal of Staying Put (Bloomsbury, 2008). For over two decades, Swift traveled the world, for work and fun, and … Continue reading
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The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
by Reif Larsen “Clever” novels frequently put me off. You know the sort I mean: those that make use of different fonts, footnotes, and other similar affectations. I often wonder if the purpose of all these bells and whistles is … Continue reading
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