Bill,
I haven't read them all, so I can't claim these are
THE best, and I only read in English, which further diminishes
the value of my opinions, but I sure was glad to see
'Tinker Creek' show up on someone else's list.
That woman (Dillard) can build a paragraph, craft a thought,
convey what's in her mind--in a way that leaves me in awe.
I've re-read passages of hers as if they were slow,
second bites of the most delicious pot roast ever potted.
Goose bump stuff.
Simon Winchester, a book chroncling [sp?] the 1889 [?]
eruption of the island of Krakatoa. Title escapes me;
depth and quality of research, continually fascinating
presentation, do not. Dynamite read. (npi)
"Bird by Bird" Ann LaMott: How to write. And do other
things. NOTE to Diana G, "If you're still around SI,
I'd wager you'd enjoy this book. (And if you're not,
where the hell are ya'?") This book absorbed me, cover to
cover. While she occasionally mentions matters spiritual,
if those thoughts didn't turn off this crusty old agnostic,
they won't bother anybody.
Work beckons. Excellent idea for a thread.
Lee
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