Customer Review: Interesting, insightful and honest. Easy to read. Women are often accused of being self-absorbed when they simply are living for themselves. Who else should she live for? Self-centered is not a bad thing, if the self is striving for truth and happiness. And look what she achieved in the process: a... more info
Customer Review: An intriguing and thought provoking read. This book is more than just a biography or epilogue on the life of Chris McCandless. The author does a great job of tracing the last 2 years of McCandless' life while also setting other examples of man vs. wild at counterpoint. Writing Style
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Customer Review: A little over twenty-five years ago William Trogden, who took the name of his Native American ancestors and called himself William Least Heat Moon, set out on a journey across America in what was basically the ancestor of the modern SUV, a small truck which he named Ghost Dancing. Initially he... more info
Customer Review: A collection of essays on Bryson's experiences and views of America, sometimes annoyingly pretentious and pedantic (especially in the beginning), but more often clever, funny, and perfectly balanced between critical and appreciative of American culture. For me, part of the thrill is that Bryson is a... more info
Customer Review: As a book-lover, you probably have a favorite that you read a couple of times a year. It sits there in your bookcase, and as you pass by you glance at it and smile, thinking of how much it's meant to you. And one day as you notice it, you say to yourself, "It's time I read this again!" And so... more info
Customer Review: I have read about a 1/3 of the book and will update the review upon completion. I have skimmed enough of it to provide some thoughts. First, you need the proper mindset to read it. For those us without a motorcycle or the time to journey as Neil has done, his travels offer a certain appeal. He comes... more info
Customer Review: In 2001, Robert Kull spent an entire year on a deserted island in not far from the Andes Mountains. He did so purposefully, as part of his Ph.D. research and in hopes of spiritual enlightenment. Solitude includes diary entries during that twelve month period with interludes written after the fact to... more info
Customer Review: 3 ½ stars Let's be clear. I am a huge Klosterman guy. I've read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs several times and quote it liberally. But this book had too much Chuck and not enough dead musicians. It was an inspired premise. Put Chuck in a rented silver Taurus with 300 CD's and send him to... more info
Customer Review: What a wonderful little novel! If you love Italy as I do, you will love this story as it leads you through the day to day life of this interesting and colorful heroine throughout the city of Venice. Diplaced, lonely, living in this city that couldnt be further away from Saint Louis, Missouri in... more info
