books about: departures

books about: departures

books:

Departures

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground (Vintage ...

Robert D. Kaplan

Vintage, 2008

A wonderful, informative and refreshing read
Compared to his earlier book, The Imperial Grunts, this one is not as good but it enhanced my view of the US Military much more than the "Imperial Grunts" since that book was mostly written about the ground forces deployed around the world. This one is about the naval, ...

The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures)

Timothy Egan

Vintage, 1991

Fabulous natural history of the Northwest
Mr. Egan is a superb writer. This collection of essays takes you through history and across the landscape of the NW. The chapter on Salmon stands with the best environmental eriting that I have encountered.

The Road from Coorain

Jill Ker Conway

Vintage, 1990

enjoyable read
The wonderful autobiography entitled, The Road From Coorain, written by Jill Ker Conway is a must-read! Her engaging and rich detail gives an enchanting description of the Australian life-style from a very unique perspective. Beginning in the 1930's, young Jill Ker ...

Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation (Vintage Departures)

Michael Zielenziger

Vintage, 2007

Makes one even more curious!
Regardless of all the critiques thus far this book has managed to captivate enough interest for people to further pursue the topic on their own. The author does not miss a single point in that he outlines all the major factors that is facing Japan including scientific ...

Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Robert D. Kaplan

Vintage, 2001

A first rate book on Afghanistan
Kaplan is an American journalist who made several trips into Afghanistan during the time that the Soviet Union had occupied Afghanistan and was intent on turning Afghanistan into a communist country. In his trips, Kaplan experienced and describes the life common to ...

The Facts In The Case Of The Departure Of Miss Finch

Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli

Dark Horse, 2007

He shivered at the memory...
The world of Neil Gaiman looks pretty normal -- until you see the dark, eerie, bizarre things that swim just under the surface. So expect nothing less from the primly-titled "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch," a graphic novel adaptation of ...

STAR OCEAN: First Departure Official Strategy Guide
BradyGames

BRADY GAMES, 2008

Help Save Planet Roak An unknown power threatens to hurl the planet Roak into a new age of civilization. Is it the will of the gods, or simply fate? Whatever it may be, the human race continues to advance into the great unknown, into what they call[el]the Star Ocean. Walkthrough & Boss Fights Detailed tactics to lead players ...

Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi

Jonathan Raban

Vintage, 1998

A Wonderfully Written Book
Cerebral, yet accessable, Jonathan Raban is hard to peg in terms of genre. A book such as Old Glory could be considered travel writing, but such easy classification would fall far short of the mark. He incorporates history, some incredible descriptive prose, and sparse ...

Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park (Vintage Departures)

Marie Winn

Vintage, 1999

wonderful story
I live in Portland Oregon, and have large populations of birds in my back yard, so this was a fun read. Perhaps i will visit NYC someday, and i will bring my glasses! What a nice book!

The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's Schoolmates from Revolution to Exile (Vintage Departures)

Patrick Symmes

Vintage, 2008

Superb journalism!
As a graduate from Belen Jesuit Prep in Miami and a Cuban American, I really appreciated this book- specifically the very last paragraph as I lived it for many years. I have to say that this writer has impeccable writing skills and flawless journalism. His interviews ...

Point Of Departure

Laurie Breton

Mira, 2007

Good!
The mystery was good and kept me guessing until the end. It's rare when I can't figure out what's happening, but Ms. Breton fooled me - good for her! There was romance in the story, but it wasn't over the top as with most Mira novels. I look forward to reading another ...

Departures

Harry Turtledove

Del Rey, 1993

These stories are Great
If you have to make these stories you're introduction to Alternate History please do so.

No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo

Redmond O'Hanlon

Vintage, 1998

The Only Way I'll Ever Get to The Congo
Another excellent book from Mr. O?Hanlon. I previously read Into the Heart of Borneo and In Trouble Again. This is just as good and just as important. I wondered at first ?the start was so abrupt and desultory. But I was soon taken in by the exotic setting, the ...

Understanding and Reducing College Student Departure: ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report (J-B ASHE Higher ...
Braxton, Amy S. Hirschy, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Student departure is a long-standing problem to colleges and universities. Approximately 45 percent of students enrolled in two-year colleges depart during their first year, and approximately one out of four students departs from a four-year college or university. The authors advance a serious revision of Tinto's popular interactionalist theory to ...

Provence A-Z: A Francophile's Essential Handbook (Vintage Departures)

Peter Mayle

Vintage, 2008

A 'Dictionary' Full of Love
Here's a book of a couple of hundred entries, from A to Z of course, about life in the Provence region of France. Each entry then has from a short paragraph to a few pages of description. The author is Peter Mayle who has almost made a careet of writing about Provence. ...