Customer Review: The following disclaimer was written before the reader even gets into the book... "IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE ABOVE, YOU MAY RETURN THIS BOOK TO THE PUBLISHER FOR A FULL REFUND." "The above" referenced numerous disclaimers against any liability. That did not exactly set the tone... more info
Customer Review: A selection of beautifully written essays on life in New York as a father, husband, and observer of the cultural scene. There is a particularly moving and enlightening description of the Bill Evans trio's storied sessions decades ago at the Village Vanguard.
Customer Review: Farley Mowat writes a moving story about how he met his wife Claire by accident while trying to escape a vicious dog, and, in doing so, also "kills two birds with one stone" by portraying the colorful, insular people of Newfoundland in the 1950's as well as the inhabitants of the almost unheard of... more info
Customer Review: I love this book! Paul Watson is a real hero. How incredible brave he is. The only person who does something against the cruel and unhuman seal hunt. Some pages I couldn't read. Everybody in this world should read that book to get another view of life. Paul Watson tells from the beginning of the... more info
Customer Review: Louis L'Amour at his best....good fast action story, well developed characters, strong, principled men, a beautiful and honorable woman, a surprising but happy ending...just the way good Westerns are supposed to be... The land is tamed, and in the end, peace or at least the hope of a better way... more info
Customer Review: A case had been built against Marie-Joseph Angelique based on innuendo, insinuation, hearsay and Angelique's bad reputation.Under severe torture, the 29-year-old woman, who previously proclaimed her innocence admitted to setting fire to the home of her owner. This fire consumed 46 buildings in Old... more info
Customer Review: This book is surprising gem of exploration and biography. Johnson makes excellent use of a vast colection of maps, something sorely lacking in many similar books. His grasp of history and the ocean make this a particularly good and informative read.
Customer Review: The author was a member of Vilhjalmur Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913, and was on board the main expedition ship Karluk when it was frozen into the ice north of Alaska before the expedition was truly begun. The Karluk (abandoned by Stefansson early on) drifted west almost to Wrangell Island... more info
