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an untrimmed state....
Sue Hubbell's A Country Year:Living the Questions is a classic nature/autobiography.
Is This Outdated Nature Writing Really Honest?
Is it realistic to expect that a frightened wild bird would find the touch of a human hand soothing?Isn't it now common knowledge that orioles take large amounts of fruit and nectar in their diets?Don't most naturalists know that fawns have no scent?Why would a Black Walnut Tree need help keeping other trees from growing up around it, when its leaves and nutshells left on the ground inhibit competition naturally?If you honk your horn at a Bobcat caught in the headlights, might that not help condition the animal to fear and flee from such a deadly situation?If you keep your pets indoors or on a leash, mightn't they be unable to attack and interbreed with local wildlife?Isn't it unrealistic to expect a rabbit laden with bacteria from cat bites and scratches to survive very long?Why would anyone who admits they don't like to cook and seldom do, think the rest of the world is interested in any of their recipes? If this book is so "honest", why is the author silent on the subject of her own sexuality after her divorce?Don't the facts sound a little sanitized when, "During our life together [Paul] assembled a large collection of tools, and when he left, he passed them on to me"?For someone who makes such a big deal about cutting firewood, don't you just have to wonder what modern facilities she has for laundry, bath and hot water?Mightn't it be a bit misleading to call your home a "cabin" with all the primitiveness that word implies, when you have electricity, a telephone, a refrigerator, and probably also a police-scanner and a computer with internet access?Are we supposed to believe this woman is really living on the edge of poverty when, although the income from the honey business is meager, she probably has a tidy nest egg after a thirty-year marriage to a tenured college professor?Are we expected to believe that a woman who doesn't know how to use a ratchet-wrench makes her own bee keeping equipment including a power uncapper, honey extractor, and gas-powered beeblower?
A quiet, thoughtful, and often very funny book
When Sue Hubbell's long-term marriage fell apart, and she found herself in mid-life living alone as a beekeeper on a farm in the Ozarks. Her book is ostensibly set within a single year, but that's only the framework for the series of essays that form a beautiful chronicle of the seasons of one's life, the seasons of nature, the seasons of tame and wild animals, and the seasons of living on a farm.
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Subjects:  1. Country life    2. Essays    3. General    4. Missouri    5. Natural History    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Ozark Mountains    9. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    10. Nature / General   

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Great book!Highly reccomend!
This book gives great info on everything from advantages of certain decoys over others to stand alone blinds to decoys sets and even rigging.It also gives stratagies for hunting different parts of the season.I found this book up to date and very useful.It will save you a lot of money by stearing you away from junk products. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hunting - Bird Hunting    2. Hunting - General    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Hunting or shooting animals & game    6. Sports & Recreation / Hunting   

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Inspiring, informative and sensitive.
Inspring, informative and sensitive. If you love and care about the fate of wildlife in Africa, this book is for you.

Excellent Complement to the Jouberts' Videos
Derek and Beverly Joubert are probably best known for their National Geographic videotapes on African wildlife, such as "Africa's Stolen River," on the drying of the Savuti river over the course of several years and the resultant effects on the local animal populations, and "Eternal Enemies," on the enmity between lions and hyenas.The text of this book is comprised of excerpts from the Jouberts' personal journals during the period when those videos were made, interspersed with explanatory material.There are also plenty of excellent photographs - both of wildlife and of the Jouberts themselves and their equipment. An Awesome Book!!!
I LOVED this book.Anyone that likes animals, Africa or adventures will like this book.This book does a great job of expressing what it would be like to live in the wilds of Africa.It also has great photos! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Anecdotes    3. Animals    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Essays    7. General    8. Joubert, Dereck    9. Nature    10. Pictorial works    11. Wildlife    12. Zoology    13. Biography & Autobiography / General    14. Biography: general    15. Travel writing   

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Art Wolfe keeps getting better and better.
I've been an Art Wolfe fan for years, but Rhythms From the Wild is by far Art Wolfe's best, most inspirational, most relaxing book.The photographs in this book are truly lyrical in their beauty. There's both a gentleness and a sense of movement to the images. Outstanding production quality, surprisingly fairly priced, this is a book to be kept by your bed for late night pleasure. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Essays    2. General    3. Natural History    4. Nature    5. Photo Essays    6. Photography    7. Pictorial works    8. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    9. Wildlife    10. Photographs: collections   

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Slips past our defenses and grabs us
"Two hours and yards of catgut later, we dusted the patched up peritoneal surface with sulphanilamide and pushed the entire mass back into the abdomen. When I had sutured muscle layers and skin everything looked tidy but I had a nasty feeling... The extensive damage, all that contamination- peritonitis was inevitable.
I would give all of his books more than 5 stars if I could!
If you want a book that will take you back to the country life and its people with all their foibles and admirable qualities and love animals then his books will be pure enjoyment!I love the way he tells his stories.In his stories, he doesn't ever claim to be the best veterinarian around (I think he underrated himself), but you know he is a wonderful, kind, animal and people loving person.The way he speaks about the people and animals he comes in contact with, come to life and you feel you are right there with him.You will laugh, maybe cry, and cheer him on as you read.If you have animals, or raise them, you will love his books, although you don't have to own any to appreciate them.

A Gem!
My first experience with the late James Herriot's inspirational books took place in a bookstore in Singapore, in the 80's. I was barely 14 & had not heard of this writer/vet. But as soon as I started reading All Things Wise and Wonderful - my very first JH book, I knew I had to get the rest of the series.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. England    5. Essays    6. General    7. Herriot, James    8. Veterinarians    9. Yorkshire   

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A pleasure for any serious reader
I admit that this book was assigned to me in a college writing class. However, once I drunk in the words of these essays, I was challenged by Sanders to create essays of my own. The essays move outward, moving from himself and the family that is part of his life to the world that is a part of. Not only does it challenge any writer to reach the honesty that Sanders does, but this book also draws the every day Jane or Jon Doe to think about their own life and to be honest about it. A definate keeper! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Essays    2. Fiction    3. General    4. Nature    5. Nature / Field Guide Books    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Biography & Autobiography    8. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    9. Literary Criticism-General    10. Nature / Essays    11. Other prose: from c 1900 -   

Editorial Review

Most writers spend their days confined by four walls. Not so the nature writer. Nature writers, says David Petersen, author of Read more

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A Mixed Bag
Petersen's book is a mixed bag. The informaton is very good but, in places, the writing is clunky and breaks from commonly accepted standards (Petersen repeatedly refers to Edward Abbey as "Ed," which grated me.) He has a number of good observations and also brings in some good examples, but, as a previous reviewer pointed out, the book is far from flawless. Petersen Knows His Stuff
I just read Dave Petersen's "Writing Naturally" and loved every page. OK, so I am more partial to Ed Abbey and Ernest Hemingway than HD Thoreau or Diane Ackerman. OK, so I like Dave's down-home style and lack of pretension, and am impressed by his years of free-lance nature writing experience. So what? Don't waste your money!
This one was a huge disappointment. I've read Petersen's essays and they're not bad. But in Writing Naturally the prose is clumsy and cliched; the chapters focus on the most elementary writing topics. He makes absurd and insulting suggestions. For example, he advises readers to avoid Thoreau because the "archaic" prose is "a tough row to hoe." I expected content on how to use natrual imagery for metaphic purpose, or techniques on observation and description. Instead I got a chapter on tense and point of view. He puts down other authors who load their writing books with their own writing, then he does exactly that himself! If you are a beginning writer who needs good, concrete information, I suggest you spend your money on a subscription to Writer's Digest or another monthly magazine that deals with the basics. You'll get much more value for your money! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authorship    2. Composition & Creative Writing - General    3. Essays    4. Language    5. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    6. Natural history    7. Nature   

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The Essential Agrarian Reader
Did not like, thought stories were full of Idealistic nonsense. Unrealistic options for the family farmer.

The agrarian ethic is essential to our survival
As a fan of Barbara Kingsolver's nonfiction I recommend the book's Foreword, in particular, for a personal and incisive statement of the agrarian ethic and its relevance for this time.Editor Norman Wirzba's counsel that we cannot live well if we do not attend to the human and non-human "bonds of relationship" is also of deep import in an age of mindless surfeit masquerading as self-realization. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agricultural Economics    2. Agriculture    3. Agriculture - General    4. Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture    5. Economic aspects    6. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    7. Environmental Science    8. Environmental Studies    9. Environmental aspects    10. Essays    11. Human Ecology    12. Nature    13. Nature/Ecology    14. Social aspects    15. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

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Good for the wide angle lens reader
I was originally introduced to this book because I was told to read "caring for your introvert", which is a hiliariously bitter essay by a self-professed introvert.I then read the rest of the book, and was overall very impressed.
The Best Science and Nature Writing 2004
Save your money. These authors have better to offer, as does the science collective as a whole. Look elsewhere for insightful musings.

Eclectic, informative and . . . fun??
It must have been a capricious sprite that convinced Series Editor Tim Folger to select Steven Pinker to choose the essays in this collection.In any collection of science and nature writings there will be some of wide, even intense interest, while others may appeal to a limited few with special interests.This anthology is no exception.While the majority of them are good [best!] articles over a range of topics, Pinker added a few "ringers".These latter certainly lighten the mood of the set even while imparting compelling information on their own.Perhaps surprisingly, some of these deal with the vague field of "demographics".
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Subjects:  1. Essays    2. Literary collections    3. Nature    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Science / Essays   

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Still an open question.
Rick Bass challenges us to reconsider the question of whether there are grizzlies left in the wilderness of the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.It is a question that is not easy to answer with a "yes" or "no".So what if he or someone else finds evidence as in traces of grizzly hair in scat, or sizes of footprints in the mud, or claw marks on the trunks of aspen trees, or better yet, has a brief encounter with what looks or sounds like a grizzly bear?This may well be the last survivor(s) of a population that is doomed for extinction, whichmany people have prepared themselves to accept or acknowledge.Besides, documenting their existence may bring more intruders (hunters, outfitters, biologists included) to this fragile wilderness, thus accelerating the demise of this once-mighty population.The real issue here is not whether they are still there, but whether knowing that they may still be there is enough for us to respect their right to be left alone, to leave their domain untrammeled, and lessen our own ruination by ensuring a greater natural legacy to future generations.
Needed less pomposity
Author Rick Bass recounts three years of annual efforts to find evidence of grizzly bears in Colorado's San Juan mountains. Each time, he heads into the woods with a colorful cast of characters, most notably Grizzly Years author Doug Peacock. Their goal is to document the presence of the endangered grizzly; success will presumably spark a reaction in the government and conservation agencies to take efforts to protect both the grizzly and its environment. Bass finds what appears to be plenty of evidence, culminating in a terrifying encounter with a large male grizzly from 30 feet away. The centerpiece of the book is on the way that Bass and his companions interact with the environment around them, be it the woods, or the towns and ranches that they visit for one reason or another.
Defining
I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of the trail, but as science it dosen't bother to include any. Only the fact that standard conservation biology principles are ridiculed. Unfortunately this population of Ursus arctos horribilus is all but gone. They are at California Condor levels if present at all. They see one bear, but what of the DNA analysis? Bass does not tell us here. Bass's bear is more a vision than a reality. Read more

Subjects:  1. Bears    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Essays    4. Grizzly bear    5. Grizzly bears    6. Mammals    7. Nature    8. Nature/Ecology    9. San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)    10. Nature / Bears    11. Wild animals   

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Her visit was intended to research the landscape; her book is about the crazy people she found there
McMurdo Station, Antarctica is home to freezing temperatures, months of nearly total darkness and regular near-hurricane force winds. It's also home to a permanent station, McMurdo, and for a season was home to author Gretchen Legler, who tells of this season and those who have journeyed to Antarctica to escape life. Her visit was intended to research the landscape; her book is about the crazy people she found there. ON THE ICE is thus about an exploration few others will make: you'll have to read the book to live her discoveries vicariously.
Horrible...Sorry, Really Horrible
I'm sorry to say this, but this is simply a horrible book.Gretchen Legler is too self-absorbed, too self-pitying, simply too selfish. Her grant from the NSF Artist and Writers Program surely wasn't intended to fund this whining drivel about how much her parents don't love her, about how she found lesbian love in Antarctica, about tangental ramblings that meander into nothingness.
Should be titled "How I became infatuated with Ruth (in Antarctica)"
I completely agree with the comments made by the reader from Cleveland.This book is horrible!Roff Smith's book "Life on the ice" is infinitely better.NSF got ripped off funding this author. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antarctica    3. Authors, American    4. Biography    5. Essays    6. Essays & Travelogues    7. General    8. Homes and haunts    9. McMurdo Station    10. McMurdo Station (Antarctica)    11. Nature    12. Nature/Ecology    13. Personal Memoirs    14. Nature / Essays   

Editorial Review

Mount Rainier, North America's biggest volcano, looms over Seattle like an invitation to... adventure? Disaster? Discovery? It's all of the above for Bruce Barcott, a Seattle writer who captures themountain from multiple angles in this luminous biography that defines Rainier's landscape to be like noneother on the continent. By turns witty and introspective, Barcott's trip to the top of the glacier-clad peak isfilled with history, scientific observation, and a divided personal attachment that struggles to make sense ofthe mountain and its effect on the surrounding land and people. Read more

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No desire to vist Ranier after this
After slogging through this overwritten and overwrought account of the author's obsession with Mr. Rainier, I lost what little interest I had in ever visiting the place. The mountain is painted as dreary and gray, with grimy little spots of human encroachment.The only moderately interesting part of the book are the chapters on the Himalayas and high altitude climbing, which, if Barcott stayed on point, would not even be in the book. No wonder his girlfriend got fed up with him; he is not just a bore, he is a bore with an ill-defined and pointless obsession.

My Favorite Book Ever
I think if I were stranded on a deserted island, I would want a copy of this book as well as all those Dostoevsky's I've always promised myself I would read one day. Being an avid climber, this is probably my favorite book of all times, and the book I am always sure to purchase as a gift for others to enjoy. This is NOT a climbing guide or a book just for the climbing community (although we love it). This is a book for anyone who loves the Pacific Northwest, mountains, mountain weather, great stories of adventure and tragedy, geology, hight altitude bugs, plants, animals, and good humor. Each chapter unfolds an entire diverse topic. You'll find yourself going back and reading your favorite chapters.

You'll Be Looking for People to Read This Book To!
I bought this book a couple of years ago and have reread it twice already.The first time I read it I found myself hunting down my husband over and over saying "you've got to listen to this"...Parts of the book are laugh-out-loud funny.But in addition to the humor, the book is a well-written and imformative glimpse into all facets of Mt. Rainier.I've been in love with this mountain since I was a child, and I highly recommend this interesting book by a talented author. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1966-    2. Barcott, Bruce,    3. Description    4. Description and travel    5. Essays    6. Journeys    7. Nature    8. Nature / Field Guide Books    9. Nature/Ecology    10. Rainier, Mount    11. Rainier, Mount (Wash.)    12. Special Interest - Adventure    13. Travel    14. United States - Pacific - Washington    15. Washington (State)    16. Barcott, Bruce    17. Travel & holiday guides   

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One step further outside of Concord
Walden, since the age of fourteen, has always been a special place for me.Ironically, I did not disturb the leaf laden path through Thoreau's wood until seven years after, but at a young age I enjoyed the utopia this book offers.Interestingly enough the surface was read, and with little understanding of history, of which I know have a Masters degree, I did not know the context.With this Annotated version you are thrusted further into Thoreau's world than ever before.I suggest strongly to read the text, then start over with just the annotations.It takes you into the historical/political context of the book's purpose, and from that, into a world leading to civil war, that would traverse those growing pains into a time of reform.Truly a book before its time, yet speaks to the reform movement of the latter 19th c., and perhaps today.

To Live at Walden; A Visit with Thoreau
150 years ago, a philosopher went to live in the woods off a small Massachusetts pond, and write about his experiences and meditations. Today, his thoughts, opinions, and experiences inform and educate us, enlightening us to a world of possibilities. Henry David Thoreau wrote Walden, and now all of us have a chance to spend time there in this richly illustrated edition.
A Plethora of Riches
Jeffrey Cramer's annotated "Walden" weaves together the "woof" of Thoreau's philosophy and observances with the "warp" of all the influences upon him in his life, current and remembered. Cramer brings light to bear on the puns and allusions that would likely escape the reader of today. It is an uncommonly rich reading experience.
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Subjects:  1. 1817-1862    2. 19th century    3. American - General    4. Authors, American    5. Biography    6. Biography & Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Essays    9. Homes and haunts    10. Literary    11. Massachusetts    12. Natural history    13. Naturalists, Gardeners, Environmentalists    14. Nature    15. Thoreau, Henry David,    16. Walden Woods    17. Wilderness areas    18. Nature / Essays   

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Any who love birds will find it most accessible
Birding Across North America: A Naturalist's Observations could be called a memoir of birding years, but it also holds plenty of practical details unique to the field guide, and description common to the travelogue. It may be hard to properly categorize this title, but any who love birds will find it most accessible. Individual chapters cover migration, reflections on domestic cats and wild birds, and basic elements of birdwatching in the East. A fascinating, revealing guide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bird watching    2. Birds & Birdwatching - General    3. Essays    4. General    5. Nature    6. Nature / Field Guide Books    7. Nature/Ecology    8. North America    9. Birds & birdwatching    10. Nature / General    11. Other prose: from c 1900 -   

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Who says that bears aren't human?
This is an excellent read that I highly recommend to any animal lover or for the individual who has ever had doubts that any animal lacks human feelings and responses.
A GREAT BOOK FOR BLACK BEAR LOVERS
WALKING WITH BEARS IS A GREAT STORY OF ONE MANS LOVE FOR THE BLACK BEAR. TERRY DEBRUYN MAKES YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE WITH HIM IN THE WOODS AS HE WALKS WITH THE BEARS. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BEARS AROUND MY HOME AS THE AUTHOR DID. I RECOMMEND ANYONE WHO LOVES BEARS SHOULD READ THIS BOOK!

Fascinating!
If you're at all interested in the natural world around us, and concerned about how much we take for granted in this day and age, this is a sobering and fascinating look at black bears.The author tracks the lives of a family of bears (mainly 3 generations worth) over the course of a year to discuss their behaviors and their seasonal variation.Almost as a by product of this you learn a lot about bears, and the actions and motivations of potentially dangerous wild animals as a whole.I feel a lot safer being outdoors having read some of the explanations for the motivations of aggressive behavior, especially towards humans.I would say more about the book itself but I think it is best left as a surprise.Suffice it to say if you've wondered about bears or the upbringing of offspring in animals, this is a superb book.It's my first book on bears so there may be some others out there which others would suggest first, but I don't see how one could go wrong with this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bears    2. Black bear    3. Debruyn, Terry D    4. Essays    5. Human-animal relationships    6. Individual Species Of Mammals    7. Mammals    8. Michigan    9. Nature    10. Nature/Ecology    11. Upper Peninsula    12. Nature / Bears   

Editorial Review

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Two Books in One
Last winter, I purchased River of Grass at the National Park Service's store at Shark Valley in the Everglades.It was recommended by the tour guide.I visit Miami about once a year and always hope to have the opportunity to visit the Everglades.I have known that they are a very special, spiritual place on the edge of a huge city.
Marvelous
What a readable and fascinating history of the wonderful State of Florida!I enjoyed every minute of the story of the struggle to conquer the environment and mold it to the white man's idea of a civilized place.Sadly, I am not convinced the developers will allow the Everglades to exist much longer.I am grateful to have lived in a time when its wonders are still available to me.

"Mother of the Everglades"
That's how most of us in Florida referred to Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Long honored by the state and then by the nation a few years before she died in 1998, she was a living legend in the South Florida environmental movement. Within a few miles of where I live there's a school, a park, a long section of highway and the Biscayne Nature Center, all of which are named after this grand old lady.Read more

Subjects:  1. Ecology    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Essays    4. Everglades (Fla.)    5. General    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. United States - State & Local - General   

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Most objective book written on the subject
As a huge fan of the paranormal and any sort of "Fortean" subject matter, and as a former professional seaman, I have always been fascinated by the whole Bermuda Triangle mystery.(My career as a sailor led to my traveling extensively throughout the areas of the Bermuda Triangle while serving in the United States Coast Guard.I also worked as an employee at the "secret naval base" at AUTEC on Andros, Island in the Bahamas for an 18 month period from late 1984 to 1986.During my years at sea, I had two personal encounters with strange, unexplained phenomena while transiting through the Bermuda Triangle, both quite similar to events described by the author in this book).
Too fictional to be non-fiction, too boring to be fiction
I would give this 0 stars if I could. The book is basically two parts. Part 1 is a boring recitation of "creatively edited" NTSB reports and USCG reports. I knew things were going bad when the "mystery" of N9027Q disappearing failed to mention the "pilot" had STOLEN the airplane (see http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=35436&key=0). The loss of the Revonoc is mentioned, but the fact that the boat was in one of the worst storms ever seen in the area is not. The author's evident unfamiliarity with radios, boats and airplanes also annoys constantly. Very few, if any, civilian aircraft carry emergency radio beacons that can be jettisoned or would break free and float in a water landing. Some boats carry these, but they are expensive and more the exception than the rule. The author fails to realize that is entirely possible for radio communications to be disrupted or to be able to talk to distant stations while not being able to contact nearby ones without any supernatural help. I once was able to contact Saint Thomas Coast Guard when I was over 1,000 miles away while not being able to raise a nearby USCG station. No UFOs involved. The author refers to the "tower" at Norman's Cay when there is no control tower there. The second part of the book delves into about every crackpot pseudo-science theory out there. Perpetual motion, crystal power, zero-point energy, ancient civilizations, Atlantic, Edgar Cayce, trees on Mars, and then some. The only thing I didn't find is the 200 MPG carburetor. BTW, I am a commercial pilot and sailor. I have traversed this area many times by boat and plane.

Excellent book!
This is an excellent book on the subject. Author doesn't leap to far fetched concusions but neither is he accepting the standard explanations(bad weather, pilot error, etc). Very insightful. Its been a while since I enjoyed the book as much as this one. Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bermuda Triangle    2. Boating - General    3. Essays    4. Maritime History    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    8. Unexplained Phenomena    9. Atlantic Ocean    10. Sports & Recreation / Boating   

Subjects:  1. Columbia River    2. Essays    3. History    4. History (Specific Aspects)    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Photography Of Specific Subjects    8. Pictorial works    9. Rivers    10. Subjects & Themes - Landscapes    11. United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest   

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Sippewissett: A universal reflection of life
Tim Traver writes with grace, humor and insight. He tells the compelling story of a small salt marsh on Cape Cod - where he, his family and friends spent endless summers discovering the world and themselves. His story blends intimate memories of growing up - fearless and curious - with science history and the broad progress of ecological inquiry. Readers are drawn into a thoughtful journey that reveals our place in the living, still-breathing world. Traver's salt marsh is transformed into a harbinger of the planet's health. We learn that everything we do matters.

Wonderful story
Traver's stories in Sippewissett make the progression of environmentalists in the Eastern United States a tale of interest, rather than one of dry history.And the recounting of Traver's childhood, young adulthood, and recent visits to the magnificient marsh bring this place and its inhabitants of all kinds to life.I can almost hear the birds cry and feel the slimey smoothness of the fish.What a wonderful read.I've even shared some of the passages with my teenage son.
Finding Soul in a Salt Marsh
From the opening sentence of