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David’s 2025 Year in Books
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David B. Crawley
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in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States
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James Herriot, Michael J. Collins, Stanley Gordon West, Ivan Doig, Ric
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January 2016
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Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey From Clinic to Cockpit
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2015
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3 editions
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A Mile of String: A Boy's Recollection of His Midwest Childhood
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2013
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3 editions
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READER REVIEW
Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
"INTRIGUING STORY … This memoir is very moving. I was intrigued by the doctor-turned-pilot aspect, and the story kept me hooked. The author gave a lot of details, but not so many that I felt overwhelmed. This book is well-written and shows the human side of both careers." Read more of this blog post »
"INTRIGUING STORY … This memoir is very moving. I was intrigued by the doctor-turned-pilot aspect, and the story kept me hooked. The author gave a lot of details, but not so many that I felt overwhelmed. This book is well-written and shows the human side of both careers." Read more of this blog post »
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| A Hauntingly Clever Story ... The author cleverly seduces you with beautiful holiday scenes set in a cozy Irish village, giving only hints along the way of disturbing secrets at the convent on the other side of the River Barrow. Claire Keegan’s skill ...more | |
"A good friend who is a neighbor of the author recommended this one.
Mathangi has written a beautiful story of girls and mothers in an “invisible” slum called “Heaven”. Invisible because an area like this is considered a wasteland of poverty until wea" Read more of this review » |
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The Foursome
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| Laughter and Tears: Comedy and Pathos ... “The Road to Tender Hearts” by Annie Hartnett is a wonderful, whimsical story that effortlessly balances humor and emotion. The narrative invites readers on a memorable road trip across the United States, fea ...more | |
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| Making History Come Alive ... Geraldine Brooks’s novel “March” is a compelling example of historical fiction. As someone who appreciates this genre, I am deeply impressed by Brooks’s ability to transform extensive factual records into a narrative tha ...more | |
"Leonard Pitts has written a beautiful and tragic historical novel that depicts the end of the Civil War as a war that doesn’t ever really end.
The racial violence and the impossibility of freedom, for anyone really, is palpable. The reader is taken in" Read more of this review » |
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“I wanted to say, 'Wait—I am not sure I want to do this—I don’t know if I am ready.' I turned my head and saw him climb onto the wing and hop down onto the pavement. He didn’t give me a chance to tell him I hadn’t decided yet whether or not I was going to solo. Didn’t he know I wasn’t a real aviator? I was only a doctor, after all, and doctors weren’t required to solo.
It was too late to tell him anything. I was going flying." (Page 199)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
It was too late to tell him anything. I was going flying." (Page 199)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“We filled out emergency 'next-of-kin notification' forms and were issued metal dog tags attached to a chain to be worn around the neck. Legal officers assisted each of us in drafting a last will and testament and power of attorney." (Page 135)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“... I arrived at the Coeur d’Alene Airport at about 3:30 AM to fuel and preflight an airplane. My assignment was to land on an unimproved grass strip near Priest Lake at first morning light to pick up an armed special agent. I had to time my night departure out of Coeur d’Alene to land on the strip as early as possible, but the airstrip was unlighted, so I needed just enough natural light to see the runway. The landing area in the forest was a narrow grass strip, which had been cut out in a dense stand of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir, just to the west of the central portion of Lower Priest Lake. The sun hadn’t risen when I arrived at the airstrip, but there was just enough light to pick out the narrow runway carved into the forest below and land.
It all seemed very clandestine as I bumped to a stop in the dim morning light. A shadowy figure dressed in dark-green fatigues emerged from the trees and walked quickly toward the airplane. As he got closer, I saw a holstered pistol on his belt and a gold badge on his chest. He got into the plane with the engine idling and the propeller still turning, and we took off immediately. (Page 355)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
It all seemed very clandestine as I bumped to a stop in the dim morning light. A shadowy figure dressed in dark-green fatigues emerged from the trees and walked quickly toward the airplane. As he got closer, I saw a holstered pistol on his belt and a gold badge on his chest. He got into the plane with the engine idling and the propeller still turning, and we took off immediately. (Page 355)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
