This is a great collection of science fiction stories by Canadians, many of whom you will recognize as pioneers in the genre. The stories are entertaining and original, and the introduction is fun and educational.

I don't fish, but I really enjoyed this book. The author writes of themes that anyone can identify with, with a warmth and humanity that drew me in.

If you are from the U.P. this is a great book. It is a collection of short stories that depict the U.P in the early 1900s. Incredibly funny and witty. The author establishes characters that portray real people from the U.P. Finns, French Canadians, etc. come to life before your eyes. You won't want to put it down. If you have left the U.P. --- the book will bring you back.

There are many good trails within the book, but sometimes the maps are quite as good as they could be. Most of the trails are in VA, not really close to DC. It is a good book to have on the shelf!

Too much has been made of Lewis & Clark. The real exploration of America's West Coast and the real contribution to American culture was that of a select group of Boston traders who departed poor their New England homes, turned round the Cape, and up to the Pacific Northwest, there trading iron and wool for otter skins, the most dense and precious of all mammal pelts and one of two items alone that the Chinese would deign to purchase from Americans.

Gibson tells the stories of these men, the men who established profitable trade for America, who brought hard currency into a broken economy, who set the stage for the American heritage of exploration cum capitalism that we see today in Silicon Valley.

I don't believe it is a coincidence that the shares held by the investors (half), captain (tenth), supercargo (seven percent), and crew (33 percent, total) mirrors that of technology companies today.

This book, while a little long-in-the-tooth in terms of today's paddling conditions, does offer a good volume of information about North GA rivers. I found it especially helpful in terms of how to get to the rivers highlighted. The maps are pathetic, but careful attention to the driving instructions usually leads you to (more or less) where you need to be. If you are new to Georgia, or new to paddling (like I was) this will be a good starting point for your exploration of North Georgia mountain streams.
Expect some trial and error here. Some recommendations (like Cooper Creek) are almost amusing in their lack of accuracy. I did eventually find Cooper Creek (an upcoming "star" of whitewater adventure) but my only enjoyment was being able to drive my car through a river - like you see in commercials. There was literally about 3 inches of slowly trickling water there. On the other hand the Cartecay and Chestatee rivers were great. If you need a good starting point, this book will do.

Stan Hoig's new book "Perilous Pursuit" is highly sympathetic to the Northern Cheyennes who, mistreated and betrayed by the US Government, were exiled from their Northern Plains homeland to the Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma). After a year of misery, a few hundred of the Cheyennes fled from their new reservation and headed north towards their old home. Immediately, the US Army was ordered to find them and force their return. Despite Hoig's sympathy for the fleeing Indians, he does not make the easy mistake of depicting the pursuing cavalry as villains. Instead, they are viewed as ordinary soldiers doing a difficult, dangerous job as best they can. Hoig does not hesitate to point out where individual soldiers stepped over the lines of acceptable conduct to murder indiscriminately, but he also does not draw back from recounting the murders and rapes carried out by young Cheyenne warriors during their exodus across Kansas. Plainly, virtue was not universally on one side.

My major criticism of "Perilous Pursuit" is the lack of adequate maps to clearly depict the movements of Cheyennes and Army units. What maps exist are somewhat generalized, lacking in details.

On the whole, however, I would recommend Hoig's book for anyone wishing to read a balanced account of a tragic event.

This is a great book and is a very useful guide to the pilgrimage. It is hard to find, However extracts from the book with very useful information can be found at the Telegraph Online web site in the TRAVEL section. Look under Yahoo. There book is fully reviewed, the site has many useful useful facts about the pilgrimage

Need the "Cliff's Notes" of Irish history? This is it. It's a quick read, full of subtle humor, written by someone with an obvious love for his subject. Not an exhaustive representation of Irish history, by any means, but just the right amount of detail to serve as the perfect primer, the perfect jumping-off point for further historical study, or the perfect context for reading Irish literature.

I have read a number of books about the conflict in Northern Irleand, some fiction, some not. The best story I have read is "Field of Blood" by Gerald Seymour. However "Prya for Us Sinners" is a realistic protrayal of the devious ways all parties to the conflict operate. It is a short novel, and quickly read. The author shows that there are really no "good guys" in this battle, and trust is not something you can count on.