Monthly Archives: February 2008
One Bullet Away
One Bullet Away The Making of a Marine Officer by Nathanial Fick Interesting nonfiction story of a Marine officer, Nathanial Fick, from his decision to enlist, through the opening of the current Iraq war, and on. The title comes from … Continue reading
Story for the Perpetually Angry One
Island of Saints by Andy Andrews I picked this book up, not knowing whether it was fiction or nonfiction, and just started reading. A wonderful story, either way, it begins with a discovery on an island off the Alabama coast. … Continue reading
Cold Winter Book
Killigrew and the North-West Passage by Jonathan Lunn One can tell from the three-masted ship listing on pack-ice on the cover that this book is set away back in time – specifically in 1852, back before GPS, Photos of the … Continue reading
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Tagged arctic, bears, fiction, Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew, North-West, polar
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