I just finished the book ' My life and the West Wind' by Mary Whitney.
It's one of the few books that I regret reading or purchasing.
Let me try to say something posetive about this book.. " It's clear that the author is a very kind and warm - hearted lady. The book contains ' some' information about sailing through the Great Lakes, down the St. Lawrence river, then going south along the US East Coast to Florida and to the Bahamas".
The book is self published and this may be because a publisher wouldn't touch such a book. The book has never been edited or checked for grammar. It contains no pharagraphs and the extremely long sentences have no punctuation. The author rambles on and on [without taking a breath it seems ] about her life, her relatives and friends. She describes every detail about her family life. She recalls every phone calls, letters from relatives, health problems, what's for dinner. Every birthday of every realtive is mentioned and best wishes are expressed on the appropriate day.. and on and on it goes.
It was clear to me, after reading the first few sentences of the foreword, that this book was not for me and I speed-read through it. It's for sale on e-bay.
Another report of a book well worth reading.
Yes, another Webb Chiles book ' Return to the sea'..
Another circumnavigation, more adventures, a sail from Boston to Purtugal, Gibraltar, Dakar ,Africa, to Brazil, Capetown and on to Australia.
As always, Webb Chiles never disappoints me when I'm sailing along with him.
Another book I can't put down when the presents seems lost to me and another adventure at sea begins.
I've had my nose into two good books that I want to tell you about:
The first book is
'Morning light' by Margaret Griffiths.
It's a story about a man in his mid 60ties who is fullfilling his dream to sail across the Atlantic in a small wooden sail boat .
He continues through the Panama Canal and sails home to Vancouver Island. Soon after he gets home he learns of the death of his son while climbing Mt Everest. To come to grips with this tragedy he walks to basecamp, to the spot where his son's ashes were scattered onto the mountain.
The book is written by his wife in such a wonderful way that it brought tears to my eyes . It touched my heart.
The second book is ' The cure for anything is salt water' by Mary South..
A young woman leaves the corporate world behind and buys a 40 foot trawler. She has never owned or driven such a big boat before and goes on a cruise from Florida to Long Islan, NY.
This is a book that will inspire many, including myself. It's a wonderfully refreshing read.
Liv
It's one of the few books that I regret reading or purchasing.
Let me try to say something posetive about this book.. " It's clear that the author is a very kind and warm - hearted lady. The book contains ' some' information about sailing through the Great Lakes, down the St. Lawrence river, then going south along the US East Coast to Florida and to the Bahamas".
The book is self published and this may be because a publisher wouldn't touch such a book. The book has never been edited or checked for grammar. It contains no pharagraphs and the extremely long sentences have no punctuation. The author rambles on and on [without taking a breath it seems ] about her life, her relatives and friends. She describes every detail about her family life. She recalls every phone calls, letters from relatives, health problems, what's for dinner. Every birthday of every realtive is mentioned and best wishes are expressed on the appropriate day.. and on and on it goes.
It was clear to me, after reading the first few sentences of the foreword, that this book was not for me and I speed-read through it. It's for sale on e-bay.
Jun 19, 2009
Liv
Yes, another Webb Chiles book ' Return to the sea'..
Another circumnavigation, more adventures, a sail from Boston to Purtugal, Gibraltar, Dakar ,Africa, to Brazil, Capetown and on to Australia.
As always, Webb Chiles never disappoints me when I'm sailing along with him.
Another book I can't put down when the presents seems lost to me and another adventure at sea begins.
Aug 16, 2009
Liv
The first book is
'Morning light' by Margaret Griffiths.
It's a story about a man in his mid 60ties who is fullfilling his dream to sail across the Atlantic in a small wooden sail boat .
He continues through the Panama Canal and sails home to Vancouver Island. Soon after he gets home he learns of the death of his son while climbing Mt Everest. To come to grips with this tragedy he walks to basecamp, to the spot where his son's ashes were scattered onto the mountain.
The book is written by his wife in such a wonderful way that it brought tears to my eyes . It touched my heart.
The second book is ' The cure for anything is salt water' by Mary South..
A young woman leaves the corporate world behind and buys a 40 foot trawler. She has never owned or driven such a big boat before and goes on a cruise from Florida to Long Islan, NY.
This is a book that will inspire many, including myself. It's a wonderfully refreshing read.
Dec 12, 2009