Books
by Laura Hillenbrand
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Seabiscuit - An American Legend |
For those who saw the documentary on National Geographic, this will be an added incentive to read this book. One doesn't need to be a horse-fan or a racing fan or to know which end is which to find this an absorbing and unusual read. A 'document' both equine and human, giving a fascinating glimpse not only into a little-known world but into an important phase of American history, the Depression. Very exciting and informative.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 22 February 2004) |
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Unbroken |
Not one to like or enjoy. It's impossible to like reading about the indescribable suffering the main character, a famous athlete, experienced as a Japanese P.O.W. and impossible to enjoy reading about his crashing into the Pacific and what he and two other airmen underwent, constantly attacked by sharks, half-starving, drifting thousands of miles. However, this story of an extraordinary man, who not only survived but was capable of forgiveness, needed to be told and read.
(Ange Guttierez Dewar - bwl 76 Spring 2015) |
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