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- How a canoe sparked a trek and a book(May 22, 2013) Almost twenty years ago, Christine Jerome and her husband paddled a weeks-long canoe route through the Adirondacks. They followed the path of a nineteenth-century writer and outdoorsman, George Washington Sears, known as Nessmuk to his readers. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke to Chris about the new edition of her book An Adirondack Passa […]
- Books: "Hands on Health"(May 21, 2013) Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies. Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health. It's the first in a series of books she calls "The Whole Food Kitchen." [full story] […]
- Book review: "Peak Experiences"(May 14, 2013) The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits. What happens, though, when something goes wrong? Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast. Betsy Kepes as this review. [full story] […]
Books at NPR
- A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys' May 24, 2013In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys. […]
- NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013At No. 13, a pilot fights to survive after a devastating pandemic in Peter Heller's The Dog Stars. […]
- NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013Symbologist Robert Langdon faces a Dante-themed riddle in Dan Brown's Inferno. It debuts at No. 1. […]
- NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013The Guns at Last Light concludes Rick Atkinson's World War II trilogy. It debuts at No. 4. […]
Has anyone read Last Child in the Woods? Fascinating, especially if you work with children.
To Dale Hobson:
Ellen asked me to add books and possibly a list of books from my enviromental book group.
I cannot figure out how to do this. Can you give me instructions. I think I left some additions but they did not make. Can you make it easy for me? Margot
I recently read “Caleb’s Crossing” by Geraldine Brooks and liked it alot. It’s a fictional account of a Pilgrim girl who lives in 17th century Martha’s Vineyard and her interaction with a boy from the local indian tribe who was, in fact, the first Native American to graduate from Harvard. Not much is actually documented about this because he died shortly thereafter so although it is based on historical fact it is fictionalized.
I love her books and my favorite is March.
Here’s a non-fiction suggestion: Bill McKibben’s “End of Nature.” This link is to the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Nature
McKibben has many ties to the area, so I’m sure he’d be happy to sit down for a talk with NCPR. The book’s thesis is slightly controversial — but that’s part of the interest in book clubs.
Did you love it, Mary? Writing wonderful? Sounds like the subject could be of real interest to some of our readers, but I’m not familiar with Lauren Groff…Thanks for the suggestion. Bring ‘em on!
Yes I did love Arcadia. It was just published and I think we will be hearing more about it. It is perfect for book clubs that like to discuss different lifestyles.
arcadia by Lauren Groff
Author writes about a commune and life as a boy growing up. The time period is from the 1960′s to present (and actually a little beyond). The location is somewhere in central NY — outside of Syracuse, NY.
Lauren has another book which was about Cooperstown, NY. She grew up in Cooperstown.
She comes back to visit — she was just in Cooperstown over Easter.