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Scott Bischke
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historical--John Steinbeck; contemporary--Alan Kesselheim, Gary Fergus
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Bike Fridays & the France's Loire, at last!
Kate and I have a friends who bought some of the earliest Bike Friday's ever made--back around 1990 if memory serves--one even purchased his from the very first Bike Friday production run! Way back then Kate and I immediately fell in love with the bikes. Thus, when we bought our World Tourists in the spring of 2018, we'd been thinking about joining the Bike Friday family for over 25 years!
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I wanted to love this book but try as I might it never caught my interest. I got perhaps 1/2 way through and just gave up for lack of a compelling desire to keep going. The author presents an odd dynamic over and over about a personal crisis, and for ...more |
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I have incredible empathy with people with cancer, having so many who have suffered with cancer in my family and dear friends. Here, I struggled with feeling as much empathy as I surely should have, after the author described herself as a smoker and d ...more |
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From my blog post about this book; see http://www.emountainworks.com/scottbi... I spent some time looking for a book about Patañjali's Yoga Sutras. I've got some idea now just what sutra's are, but I want better insight into the content of Patañjali's ...more |
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| Sadly, I didn't make it through this book. As a long-time devotee of the DAILY SHOW, I love Jon Stewart. Without question. So by rights listening to an audio version of a book by Jon and others with DAILY SHOW connections should have been slam-dunk, ...more | |
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| For me this was a difficult read. Read just like the unedited, free flow journal that it is. Perhaps could serve as the basis for a story about the Yucatan, but as a stand alone it did not serve that purpose for me. Just too confusing, poorly constru ...more | |
“Doesn't matter what I think or how I feel," said Doc Hansom. "Just go look at the thermometer mounted on the aquarium glass. That will give you your answer."
Hansom went back to his inspections, leaving Tommy Tang to wonder why he had not thought of such a simple answer.”
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
Hansom went back to his inspections, leaving Tommy Tang to wonder why he had not thought of such a simple answer.”
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
“It may be," Doc Hansom the goatfish concluded, "that it is already too late.”
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
“As Augustus basked in self-praise, he became aware of a movement beyond his reflection, beyond the glass. At first he saw the flicking tail of the yellow goatfish, then a blue and gold tang, then a school of pearl wrasses. As he refocused his eyes into the tank he realized that all of the creatures of the aquarium were just across the glass, all of them staring at him. What on Earth is going on here, their expressions seemed to say.
Augustus shook his head, suddenly uncomfortable. “Youse all there in the fish tank,” he growled, pointing, “youse can go stuff yerself for all I care! I’m done here.”
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
Augustus shook his head, suddenly uncomfortable. “Youse all there in the fish tank,” he growled, pointing, “youse can go stuff yerself for all I care! I’m done here.”
― FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times
“Afraid you won’t be able to keep up,” needled Volant, interrupting. “I thought you were The Fastest Flier in the Sky?!”
“Really,” said Gabby. “That’s how you’re going to play this?”
“Yep, slowpoke, that’s how I’m going to play it.”
And without another word, Volant the eagle launched into the air, pointed south, with not so much as a glance back.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
“Really,” said Gabby. “That’s how you’re going to play this?”
“Yep, slowpoke, that’s how I’m going to play it.”
And without another word, Volant the eagle launched into the air, pointed south, with not so much as a glance back.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
“Thank goodness,” said Gabby after all the bats had landed. Then the seagull crept to the edge of the perch where he and Volant rested, and leaned far out and over, ducking and twisting his head to peer below the branches and almost tumbling into space. Straightening back up, Gabby exclaimed, “Talk about a head rush—the bats are all perched upside down!”
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“Reluctantly the four people backed away from the fence, the young man shouting to the young woman and cupping his hand to his ear as if holding a phone. The young woman shook her head yes, then turned to walk back up the coast, holding the small girl’s hand, the uniformed man close behind.
When the young woman looked back over her shoulder one last time, the small girl broke away, sprinting out onto the beach. The young woman raced out and caught the small girl, but not before she had scattered a flock of seagulls into the sky.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
When the young woman looked back over her shoulder one last time, the small girl broke away, sprinting out onto the beach. The young woman raced out and caught the small girl, but not before she had scattered a flock of seagulls into the sky.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
“Wow, so much to learn!" said Volant the eagle. "Fish-eating bats, pale bats, bats with little ears, bats with long noses, bats with noses that look like leaves… Next thing you know, you’re going to tell me there are bats that drink blood like vampires!”
“There are those, indeed, as well,” said Sully the Leaf-nosed bat.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
“There are those, indeed, as well,” said Sully the Leaf-nosed bat.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
“Some of the guard bats hung from the tall cardón cactus that partially blocked the entrance to the cave; some guard bats hung along the edge of the cave entrance. The presence of these burly guards, along with the big cardón cactus, created a formidable boundary, a wall of sorts that could be used for controlling entry to the cave.
And for the Pallid bats controlling who could enter the cave was precisely the goal.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
And for the Pallid bats controlling who could enter the cave was precisely the goal.”
― Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions
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Hey Sharlene, Thanks for your very kind comments and review. I am honored that you were willing to take the time to both read and honestly review FISH TANK. And I am of course so pleased you resonated with the book.
I do strongly believe it has a message for our society and could help facilitate discussion on issues of limited natural resources, climate change, and how we make political decision. The big challenge, given that this is a one man show(!) is figuring out how to "get it our there". Any ideas that you have would be hugely appreciated.
Again, Sharlene, my thanks and warm regards, Scott
Just needed to say thank you for Fish Tank...I can sum it up in two words...Holy Mackeral!!! Loved it! Thanks again!
