Category Archives: Environment

THE LAST AMERICAN MAN by Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on February 25, 2022 by OnlyGoodBooks

“By the time Eustace Conway was seven years old, he could throw a knife accurately enough to nail a chipmunk to a tree.  By the time he was ten, he could hit a running squirrel at fifty feet with a … Continue reading →

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GHETTOSIDE by Jill Leovy

Posted on February 23, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

In order to solve a problem, you must first unpack it. What is really going on? What are the causes, as opposed to the signs and symptoms? Too often, perhaps, we leap to conclusions without sufficiently exploring the depths of … Continue reading →

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THE BIG BURN by Timothy Egan

Posted on December 22, 2014 by OnlyGoodBooks

I admit I’ve had a slight crush on Teddy Roosevelt ever since reading about his adventures in the Amazon in Candice Millard’s RIVER OF DOUBT. But I probably would not have picked up THE BIG BURN, subtitled Teddy Roosevelt and … Continue reading →

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