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  The Adventures of Captain Horn

  Book (Serenity Publishers, LLC)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (5.0/5)

  

  High adventure and treasure!

  I have no idea why this novel never surpassed "Treasure Island" as a literary success because it's really so much better than that well-known, fine tale! This is a very old book, originally published in 1895 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Here, Captain Horn, his small crew (the ones which survive), and some passengers (including women) are shipwrecked on the coast of South America. It's a wilderness in terms of expecting any help to arrive, and hundreds of miles away from any civilized community. Ultimately, the party moves into a cave for protection against both the elements and unfriendlies who show up. Through a comedy of errors, a treasure trove beyond all belief, cached away by an ancient civilization, is discovered. That singular fact changes the dynamic of the activities of the castaways, forcing them to change their approach to their probable rescue. I'll stop right there to avoid spoilers but, be assured, this is a superb adventure tale... 5/5 Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews, March 27, 2008

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  Better than Treasure Island!

  This work far exceeds that renowned R.L. Stevenson treasure. Written in 1895, readers will not be in the least disappointed after having savored this epic mystery/adventure. One of the ten best books I've ever read. A correction of the author's name, it is Frank R. Stockton. The story is all about a 19th-Century shipwreck along the uninhabited coast of South America. There are women in the group as well as the Captain and some crew members. A few men row away for help (VERY far away!) but before any rescue can occur, ruthless pirates ascend upon the group. Also, a huge treasure is suddenly discovered in an ancient cavern, which serves to even further complicate the prospective rescue. Brilliant! 5/5 Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews, August 18, 2007

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  Amazing and Delightful Twists and Turns

  This is an amusing book, full of surprises. Frank Stockton is famous for writing "The Lady or the Tiger?," but his novels and short humorous pieces are all a delight to read. And there are plenty of them. His collected works come to 23 volumes. It is nice to see this one back in print. You might sample his work at the library. There is much to choose from. 5/5 Peter Renz (Brookline, MA United States) - See all my reviews, May 10, 2010

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  The Adventures of Captain Horn

  eBooks (Public Domain Books)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (5.0/5)

  

  High adventure and treasure!

  I have no idea why this novel never surpassed "Treasure Island" as a literary success because it's really so much better than that well-known, fine tale! This is a very old book, originally published in 1895 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Here, Captain Horn, his small crew (the ones which survive), and some passengers (including women) are shipwrecked on the coast of South America. It's a wilderness in terms of expecting any help to arrive, and hundreds of miles away from any civilized community. Ultimately, the party moves into a cave for protection against both the elements and unfriendlies who show up. Through a comedy of errors, a treasure trove beyond all belief, cached away by an ancient civilization, is discovered. That singular fact changes the dynamic of the activities of the castaways, forcing them to change their approach to their probable rescue. I'll stop right there to avoid spoilers but, be assured, this is a superb adventure tale... 5/5 Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews, March 27, 2008

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  Better than Treasure Island!

  This work far exceeds that renowned R.L. Stevenson treasure. Written in 1895, readers will not be in the least disappointed after having savored this epic mystery/adventure. One of the ten best books I've ever read. A correction of the author's name, it is Frank R. Stockton. The story is all about a 19th-Century shipwreck along the uninhabited coast of South America. There are women in the group as well as the Captain and some crew members. A few men row away for help (VERY far away!) but before any rescue can occur, ruthless pirates ascend upon the group. Also, a huge treasure is suddenly discovered in an ancient cavern, which serves to even further complicate the prospective rescue. Brilliant! 5/5 Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews, August 18, 2007

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  Amazing and Delightful Twists and Turns

  This is an amusing book, full of surprises. Frank Stockton is famous for writing "The Lady or the Tiger?," but his novels and short humorous pieces are all a delight to read. And there are plenty of them. His collected works come to 23 volumes. It is nice to see this one back in print. You might sample his work at the library. There is much to choose from. 5/5 Peter Renz (Brookline, MA United States) - See all my reviews, May 10, 2010

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  All In (An Erotic Gangbang Adventure)

  eBooks (Sweet Nothings)
  

  Rating (2 reviews):

  (4.0/5)

  

  Very hot! Interesting twist on the story

  Loved the story, and it was an interesting twist to a group scenario. Kelly is quite imaginative, and is a good storyteller. The only problem I noticed was some of the card game terminologies were misspelled such as "whole card" rather than "hole card." But that was not a big deal, and was likely just a spellchecker issue. 5/5 Natalia Darque - See all my reviews This review is from: All In (An Erotic Gangbang Adventure) (Kindle Edition) Loved the story, and it was an interesting twist to a group scenario. Kelly is quite imaginative, and is a good storyteller. The only problem I noticed was some of the card game terminologies were misspelled such as "whole card" rather than "hole card." But that was not a big deal, and was likely just a spellchecker issue. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , October 30, 2011

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  Expected a bit more

  i love to try different stories, and I have read a few of Kelly Haven's books when I am feeling adventurous. I usually stick with regular romance, or young adult fantasy, but accidentally found the erotica world, and it is fun to read some of them and spice up my own sex life. This book was written well, as I have found her books are, but it left me wanting more. The idea of several guys there to please only her was enticing, but I felt the scene was to short, and a bit boring. I thought when she was teasing the new guy was more interesting than the actual sex scene. I think this could be great if Kelly goes back in, adds more to the scene, a lot more action than just the one guy getting sex, it would be really good. 3/5 Readallthetime - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: All In (An Erotic Gangbang Adventure) (Kindle Edition) i love to try different stories, and I have read a few of Kelly Haven's books when I am feeling adventurous. I usually stick with regular romance, or young adult fantasy, but accidentally found the erotica world, and it is fun to read some of them and spice up my own sex life. This book was written well, as I have found her books are, but it left me wanting more. The idea of several guys there to please only her was enticing, but I felt the scene was to short, and a bit boring. I thought when she was teasing the new guy was more interesting than the actual sex scene. I think this could be great if Kelly goes back in, adds more to the scene, a lot more action than just the one guy getting sex, it would be really good. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , October 21, 2011

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  Adventure

  eBooks (Fictionwise Classics)
  

  Rating (3 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  Some of this book made me cringe, but I couldn't stop reading

  I almost stopped reading this book after the first few paragraphs. Set in a plantation in the Solomon Islands, it is blatantly racist towards the natives and started off with describing a disgusting disease which had infected many of them. Even the British plantation owner, who was the only white man there, had symptoms of the disease but he still needed to maintain discipline over his black workers who were recruited for five-year stints and paid very low wages. I cringed at the description of the disease and I cringed at the description of the discipline, but frankly, I couldn't stop reading. Written in 1911, this is a novel about a time and a place. It is also a story of a romance. And a story about a young beautiful liberated American woman named Joan who was raised free and wild in Hawaii, taught to captain a ship, handle a rough crew, and resist marital entanglements. When her ship runs adrift on the plantation owner's property, he naturally falls head over... 5/5 Linda Linguvic (New York City) - See all my reviews, February 9, 2011

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  great!

  tHIS BOOK WAS A LITTLE HEAVY IN THE BEGINNING BUT TURN OUT TO BE A FINE BOOK. wRITTEN IN 1911 BUT HOLDS THE STANDARD OF TODAY 4/5 Claus - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Adventure (Kindle Edition) tHIS BOOK WAS A LITTLE HEAVY IN THE BEGINNING BUT TURN OUT TO BE A FINE BOOK. wRITTEN IN 1911 BUT HOLDS THE STANDARD OF TODAY Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , September 9, 2011

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  Name: Alec Redmann

  I can't wait to read it!!! I'll write one more reveiw when I read it. 5/5 A Customer - See all my reviews This review is from: Adventure (Kindle Edition) I can't wait to read it!!! I'll write one more reveiw when I read it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , February 5, 2010

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  The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival, and the Soul of Adventure

  Book (Simon & Schuster)
  

  Rating (8 reviews):

  (4.4/5)

  

  An Adventurous Collection

  This is an enjoyable collection of Mark Jenkins' articles for various outdoor magazines. Jenkins shows an often morbid tilt to his writing and covers his death-defying adventures in many different types of extreme sports. The best articles here include "Hitching" about the lost art of hitch-hiking, "Ego Trip" about how an adventurer can make stupid decisions even if the quest is successful, and "From the Mouths of Babes" concerning the pursuit of extreme outdoor sports with little kids. Also enjoyable are Jenkins' tales of his dozens of severe injuries and his exploits with his equally danger-prone father and brothers. This collection is a little thin but it's quite an enjoyable look into the heart of adventure and why people do it. 4/5 doomsdayer520 (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews, March 16, 2003

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  Subtle and surprising!

  If you are expecting a rip roaring adventure tale when you pick up this book, perhaps something like Capstick's "Death in the Long Grass", you are in for a gentle surpise. This not the thrill-a-paragraph replete with death, near death and glory. Rather Jenkins seems to explore the parts of the adventure that the adventure seeker loves. Not the adreniline, but the friends, the travel, the beauty, the joy of the outdoors. By the second half of the book, you get to the adventure and daring, but even then with a lightness of touch that made me relish it even more. As a former skydiver who lost his younger brother to the sport,I almost stopped reading the book on the chapter where he and his brothers go jumping together as a lark, but in the end it was done so deftly that I had to smile. Writing that can overcome that kind of obstacle is rare and to be treasured. 5/5 R. Morrell "a gamer in NC" (Lewisville, NC USA) - See all my reviews, December 30, 2002

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  Fun and inspiring adventure-laden book to read

  This was a very cool and exciting book to read. I have never read any of Jenkins's columns but I was intrigued by the premise of the book when listening to him on a radio interview. Jenkins sounds like the guy I want to be, but without the guts. He attacks life....he attacks nature, but he's turned his sojourns all over the world into a sort of an art form.The book is a collection of adventures and I like the fact that he threw in other different stories in there including an encounter with a thief and parallel storytelling over a number of years.I realized that it wasn't actually the adventures I enjoyed, but rather the memories and experiences he had while undertaking these adventures. Just like the cliche: "It's not about the destination, but about the journey."The pace of the book is good and it does not get repetitive so please check this one out. 5/5 Retesh D. Shah "retesh_shah" (Fremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews, April 3, 2003

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  The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness

  eBooks (Public Domain Books)
  

  Rating (2 reviews):

  (4.5/5)

  

  Very great adventure for young or old, strikes of Jack London

  You can't read any of the books by Curwood and not think of London, it can't be helped, but this is one of Curwood's best stories and has a really fast pace compared to some of his other works. I would honestly say it is a very fast moving, page turner of a North Woods adventure book, and I enjoyed it as much as the young adults I read it to. If you ever dreamt of snowshoeing or canoeing into the vast wild lands of the north, building a cabin and living the forest life then this book will keep you riveted. If you like tales of Alaska, the Yukon and the heyday of the gold boom days of the Great White North then you will enjoy the Wolf Hunters, I am sure of it. 4/5 Sparse Grey Hackle (Boulder, Utah) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness (Kindle Edition) You can't read any of the books by Curwood and not think of London, it can't be helped, but this is one of Curwood's best stories and has a really fast pace compared to some of his other works. I would honestly say it is a very fast moving, page turner of a North Woods adventure book, and I enjoyed it as much as the young adults I read it to. If you ever dreamt of snowshoeing or canoeing into the vast wild lands of the north, building a cabin and living the forest life then this book will keep you riveted. If you like tales of Alaska, the Yukon and the heyday of the gold boom days of the Great White North then you will enjoy the Wolf Hunters, I am sure of it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , September 11, 2010

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  Wonderful story

  If you like the works of Jack London, such as "Call of the Wild", you will like this book. Set in the unspoiled wilderness of Canada, it is a story of adventure and danger, friendship and mutual trust. Written in the early 1900's it is suitable for pre-teens and teenagers. It is a refreshing change from modern sexually explicit and violent entertainment. 5/5 Ultimate Ordnance (Burlington, Texas USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Wolf Hunters (Paperback) If you like the works of Jack London, such as "Call of the Wild", you will like this book. Set in the unspoiled wilderness of Canada, it is a story of adventure and danger, friendship and mutual trust. Written in the early 1900's it is suitable for pre-teens and teenagers. It is a refreshing change from modern sexually explicit and violent entertainment. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , June 28, 2009

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  The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness

  Book (Kessinger Publishing, LLC)
  

  Rating (2 reviews):

  (4.5/5)

  

  Very great adventure for young or old, strikes of Jack London

  You can't read any of the books by Curwood and not think of London, it can't be helped, but this is one of Curwood's best stories and has a really fast pace compared to some of his other works. I would honestly say it is a very fast moving, page turner of a North Woods adventure book, and I enjoyed it as much as the young adults I read it to. If you ever dreamt of snowshoeing or canoeing into the vast wild lands of the north, building a cabin and living the forest life then this book will keep you riveted. If you like tales of Alaska, the Yukon and the heyday of the gold boom days of the Great White North then you will enjoy the Wolf Hunters, I am sure of it. 4/5 Sparse Grey Hackle (Boulder, Utah) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness (Kindle Edition) You can't read any of the books by Curwood and not think of London, it can't be helped, but this is one of Curwood's best stories and has a really fast pace compared to some of his other works. I would honestly say it is a very fast moving, page turner of a North Woods adventure book, and I enjoyed it as much as the young adults I read it to. If you ever dreamt of snowshoeing or canoeing into the vast wild lands of the north, building a cabin and living the forest life then this book will keep you riveted. If you like tales of Alaska, the Yukon and the heyday of the gold boom days of the Great White North then you will enjoy the Wolf Hunters, I am sure of it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , September 11, 2010

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  Wonderful story

  If you like the works of Jack London, such as "Call of the Wild", you will like this book. Set in the unspoiled wilderness of Canada, it is a story of adventure and danger, friendship and mutual trust. Written in the early 1900's it is suitable for pre-teens and teenagers. It is a refreshing change from modern sexually explicit and violent entertainment. 5/5 Ultimate Ordnance (Burlington, Texas USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Wolf Hunters (Paperback) If you like the works of Jack London, such as "Call of the Wild", you will like this book. Set in the unspoiled wilderness of Canada, it is a story of adventure and danger, friendship and mutual trust. Written in the early 1900's it is suitable for pre-teens and teenagers. It is a refreshing change from modern sexually explicit and violent entertainment. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , June 28, 2009

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  Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century (Outside Books)

  Book (W. W. Norton & Company)
  

  Rating (1 reviews):

  (4.0/5)

  

  Fastest 600 pages I ever read

  If you like adventure nonfiction, go no further. This is a compendium of excerpts from lots of other great books, sort of like Reader's Digest. Each chapter is easy to absorb, and they are all absorbing. No matter what you're into, there is probably a cool story about it. And you will read other cool stories about things you never imagined. This book is a great starting point to finding other great works of adventure nonfiction. 4/5 Mister Blonde "I like to rock" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century (Outside Books) (Paperback) If you like adventure nonfiction, go no further. This is a compendium of excerpts from lots of other great books, sort of like Reader's Digest. Each chapter is easy to absorb, and they are all absorbing. No matter what you're into, there is probably a cool story about it. And you will read other cool stories about things you never imagined. This book is a great starting point to finding other great works of adventure nonfiction. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , June 7, 2010

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  The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

  eBooks (Public Domain Books)
  

  Rating (55 reviews):

  (4.2/5)

  

  No Illustrations in (Most) Kindle Editions

  It pains me that people are reading this without the illustrations. (Referring to Kindle edition). Howard Pyle was the first person in the modern era to collect all the Robin Hood ballads that had come down from the midieval era and put them into a modern format, structured as stories and so forth. Essentially every version of Robin Hood in the past century has drawn on Howard Pyle's Robin Hood as its major source, and reading this book is the best way to understand why the minor characters in (for example) Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" are named things like "Will Scarlet" or "Much the Miller's Son." I was given this book to read as a child, and it was and still is one of my all-time favorites (although I always avoided reading the final chapter, which Pyle even warns his readers they may want to do). The elevated, pseudo-elizabethan style even helped me later on -- when I got to Shakespeare in school, the language was easy for me, because... 3/5 T. Simons (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews, August 3, 2009

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  Enthralling exploits of muscle & mind in this merry classic!

  Who hasn't heard of Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest? In this book you meet them all - including the powerful Little John, courageous Will Scarlet, musical Allan a Dale, and sly Friar Tuck. Howard Pyle offers what is probably the most complete and best collection of Robin Hood tales. All the old favorites are included - Little John and his quarter-staff toppling Robin into the water, Robin winning the golden arrow at Nottingham's archery contest, and the Sheriff being outsmarted in numerous attempts to capture Robin. But these are just the tip of the iceberg - this book is chock-full of entertaining merry adventures.The medieval setting is portrayed beautifully, including the vast gulf between the upper and lower classes of society, the corruption and greed of the nobility, and the hypocrisy of the medieval Roman Catholic church where religion has degenerated to mere outward rituals. Even the language is somewhat antiquated, which initially seems... 5/5 Godly Gadfly - See all my reviews This review is from: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Signet classics) (Paperback) Who hasn't heard of Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest? In this book you meet them all - including the powerful Little John, courageous Will Scarlet, musical Allan a Dale, and sly Friar Tuck. Howard Pyle offers what is probably the most complete and best collection of Robin Hood tales. All the old favorites are included - Little John and his quarter-staff toppling Robin into the water, Robin winning the golden arrow at Nottingham's archery contest, and the Sheriff being outsmarted in numerous attempts to capture Robin. But these are just the tip of the iceberg - this book is chock-full of entertaining merry adventures.The medieval setting is portrayed beautifully, including the vast gulf between the upper and lower classes of society, the corruption and greed of the nobility, and the hypocrisy of the medieval Roman Catholic church where religion has degenerated to mere outward rituals. Even the language is somewhat antiquated, which initially seems... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , December 8, 2000

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  Beautiful, just beautiful.

  It pains me to read the reviews here by people who bought this book looking for the Disney fox. This is a legend, folklore, not fairy tale. It's closer to Beowulf than Beauty and the Beast. The language is fantastic, poetry! I read it first when I was very young, fourth grade maybe, but I enjoyed it then as much as I enjoy it now. The language is an obstacle for the first two pages, maybe three, but, after you acclimatize yourself to it, it creates a unique mood and atmosphere. This book is one of my all time favorites. I laughed, I cried, I wrote a review. 5/5 Jon - See all my reviews This review is from: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback) It pains me to read the reviews here by people who bought this book looking for the Disney fox. This is a legend, folklore, not fairy tale. It's closer to Beowulf than Beauty and the Beast. The language is fantastic, poetry! I read it first when I was very young, fourth grade maybe, but I enjoyed it then as much as I enjoy it now. The language is an obstacle for the first two pages, maybe three, but, after you acclimatize yourself to it, it creates a unique mood and atmosphere. This book is one of my all time favorites. I laughed, I cried, I wrote a review. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , July 12, 2004

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  As Told at The Explorers Club: More Than Fifty Gripping Tales of Adventure (Explorers Club Classic)

  Book (Lyons Press)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (4.2/5)

  

  amazing stories from the ends of the earth

  This book contains amazing stories from the ends of the earth as told by those that actually participated. These first hand accounts are simply wonderful, giving the reader an eye into the harsh climates of Africa and the Arctic among other places. Luminaries include Mr. Amundson of South Pole fame. This is a well written and well organized book that covers more then 60 years of exploration. 5/5 Seth J. Frantzman (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews, November 11, 2003

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  Much less than I had hoped for---I returned it.

  Not a bad book I guess, as long as you're not expecting too much. What do I mean by too much? Not to have to read lies by a blowhard psychotic: "Captain" L. Ron Hubbard, the notorious liar, crook and flim flam man who created his own bogus religion: Scientology. It's mercifully short but that Plimpton was taken in by him calls his judgement into question. The rest of the stories vary from snoozers to decent, if unexciting writing about travel. There's a lot of interesting facts here about exotic places, but exciting and moving it is not. Example: Mongol women are complimented by being called a beast. Okay, fine. Elucidating but not enthralling. Example: The largest desert is in Arabia and has meteorites. Fine, but had I wanted facts I would have picked up an encyclopedia. I could go on, but why bother? Look, if you want real, true adventure written by one of the best writers of adventure memoir the earth has seen, try Jim... 2/5 Jack Of Alltrades "Just another soul" (Loth Ethtadoth Unidoth) - See all my reviews, September 20, 2011

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  Nice short stories

  Enjoy reading this book. So far about half way through. Many short true stories of adventure and exploration. A good book to throw in your backpack to take with you on your next overseas adventure/travel. 5/5 Mr. Williams "Book Maniac" (Here and There) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: As Told at The Explorers Club: More Than Fifty Gripping Tales of Adventure (Explorers Club Classic) (Paperback) Enjoy reading this book. So far about half way through. Many short true stories of adventure and exploration. A good book to throw in your backpack to take with you on your next overseas adventure/travel. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , November 13, 2009

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