[Read free ebook] Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization
• Ken McAlpine •
| #1543398 in Books | Trumpeter | 2009-07-14 | 2009-07-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.40 x.60 x5.40l,.80 | File Name: 1590305302 | 272 pages |
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great writing sets it apart|By Woody Woodburn|Author Ken McAlpine writes with vivid imagery and deprecating humor. His word portraits of each island in the Channel Islands chain off the California coast are engaging and educational, but of even more interest and value is his introspection and personal growth during his week-long stays. However, to me, McAlpine and "Islan|| "A thoroughly pleasant read." Kirkus
"Wise and wistful." Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
"McAlpine is a humorous and humble guide who takes his contemplation of our busy world into unexpected place
Author Ken McAlpine stands in his front yard one night in Ventura, California, trying to see the stars. His view is diminished by light pollution, making it hard to see much of anything in the sky. Our fast-paced, technologically advanced society, he concludes, is not conducive to stargazing or soul-searching. Taking a page from Thoreau's Walden, he decides to get away from the clamor of everyday life, journeying alone through California's Channel Islands Nationa...
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