The story of Pat Tillman is inspiring, but this book is just lacking. The flow between different subjects/time periods was weak. Chapters often felt as if they were just thrown together, and the sections on Jessica Lynch were pretty repetitive. Krakauer showed himself to be a hypocrite when he cr...
Wholly upsetting. I am completely disgusted to find out about how Greg Mortenson has used Afghanistan and Pakistan to turn himself into a white knight, and to make millions and millions of dollars. His deceitfulness to his company and to the world make me sick.This was a quick read, and I'm glad ...
This book is a wonderful cautionary tale. I will probably read it again with my daughter when she is old enough to discuss it. Unfortunately, I'm afraid the reason most people will read the book and see the new upcoming movie, is for a different reason. Chris McCandless (in the book, and from ...
From page 324-25 (my book)And both believed completely in the principle of plural marriage [polygamy] – even though they have not engaged in polygamy themselves. ‘We’ve considered it many times’ Pamela says, ‘There have been many, many women who could have been part of our family... I could live ...
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ “Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics, and others with a shaky hold on reality.” Welcome to one of Kelly’s creepy obsessions! (Advance apologies - this might get rambly.) Okay, so I’m t...
In 1912, the Saint Anna shipped out from the northern coast of Russia in an ill-fated attempt to reach whaling grounds in Vladivostok. Frozen into pack ice and left to drift northward, the ship was never seen again. This is the story of the survivors, led by the ship's intrepid navigator and firs...
When the psychologist who performed the first evaluation, Dr. Robert Page, appeared at the hearing as a witness for Donaldson, Milt Datsopoulos asked him to explain the purpose of evaluating his client. The purpose, Dr. Page answered, was to obtain information about his personality traits and the...
The altitude here manifested itself as a malicious force, making me feel as though I were afflicted with a raging red-wine hangover. Too miserable to eat or even read, for the next two days I mostly lay in my tent with my head in my hands, trying to exert myself as little as possible. Feeling sli...
He stopped claiming that the Indians were responsible for the massacre and decided to blame the whole thing on Lee, offering up his adopted son as a scapegoat.Lee was put on trial a second time in 1876. On this occasion the LDS First Presidency carefully screened the jurors, all Mormons, to ensur...