1 comments about Goin' Up And Lookin' Down: The Book About Flying, Airplanes, Pilots, Airports, Plane people, and Plane Stuff.

1. The book is well written and extremely entertaining. People who love small airplanes will relate very well to the book and recall events of their own experiences. Those who don't fly will really enjoy the book and will maybe want to join up with those who love to fly.

No comments about Christopher Columbus (Notable American Authors).

No comments about The life of Lewis Barney as written by himself: September 8, 1808-November 5, 1894.

No comments about The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660;: A descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns, churches, courts and other sources.

No comments about The River: A Love Story, a New Life in the Country, and One Idyllic Year Filming Otters.

2 comments about Climbing for Causes: A Personal Story.

1. After browsing through a travel brochure Nick B Comande, a firefighter, from Racine,WI, decides on the spur of the moment to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro,in Tanzania, Africa. Without any formal training or experience he climbs the highest peaks on four of the seven continents.
   This is a very personal journal of an extraordinary human being! For Nick B Comande does not climb for the thrill of victory. While that element is there, the reason for his climbs is fundraising - to benefit charities such as the American Diabetes Association, The American Cancer Society and The Muscular Dystrophy Association. For every meter Nick climbs, someone back home has signed a monetary pledge.
   It's an adventure "of far away places with strange sounding names" !
   As I read I found myself climbing beside him. Agonizing with him at his defeats and cheering him on with the thrill of victory! I could visualize the vast emptiness of Antarctica or the magnificent sunset near the top of Mt. Aconcagua on the border of Argentina and Chile.
   Climbing for causes is a page turner for any age. It would make a wonderful final reading for this hot summer
   
   July,28,2006



2. The title, Climbing for Causes, caught my attention, but I must say reading the tale of this firefighter humanitarian captured my heart. It replaced a belief in mankind, a belief that there is genuine good left in this world. There are people left that actually do amazing acts of kindness in an effort to bring attention to worthy causes, such as diabetes and cancer. The play by play of the mountain climbing of a man, with no prior experience but overloads of determination and passion, grasped my attention and interest - just as if I were climbing those mountains along side him. His icy details of the environment, the scarey and realistic aspects of harsh weather and nature is riveting. You find yourself cheering for him when he reaches a summit and also saddened when weather and illness take the accomplishment away. It is a true tale of mankind going up against the largest combatants in the world - fate, humanity itself and most of all Mother Nature. It is well worth your time to read and see how the tale plays out. You may find yourself a changed person for it - changed for the better.

No comments about Charles Wells: Pioneer--scout--Apache slave.

No comments about Recollections: Early Days in Gentry County.

1 comments about Louisbourg portraits: Life in an eighteenth-century garrison town.

1. This is the story of five inhabitants of the colonial city of Louisbourg who lived and died. They had their dreams. They had their hopes. Some ended in tragic failure while others enjoyed great success.
   
   An interesting book to read for those interested in the period or in Louisbourg in peticular. Nicely written.

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