Whithin a mile of home
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a great album. you get a lot of songs for how much it costs and has a great variety of types of songs, you will like it if you like anything else by flogging molly but it is definately not just more of the same. My favourite album by one of my favourite bands!
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This is a beautifully written book about a group of people who argued all the way across the country but agreed on the central point that nuclear bombs had to go.  It was difficult, confronting and empowering for me, at age 50, to do this long journey.  But by Pennsylvania I was able to walk an 18 mile day and then go dancing.  I have so many memories, and Marty has reminded me of other things that occurred that I had forgotten or didn't even know.  We said that each person had their "own March".  For me it was a Spiritual Walk, so, of course, I did the Spirit Walk across Utah and continued until I rejoined the march at Red Rock, Colorado, where Pete Seeger sang to us. Spiritual leaders, like Ram Dass, visited too.  I still communicate with Peace March friends via Facebook.  Most of them were in their 20s when they did the walk and they are warm and loving people, good parents, and active participants in social movements, working for the good of all.  I think that people will enjoy this book, but, be careful.  You may be tempted to start an adventure of your own.  I hope that you have wonderful companions on yours.
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It's a Readers Digest book, so don't expect the most in depth articles. But it does identify some wonderful stretches of road to explore. Just do your homework online to find out a little more before you leave home and to fine tune the trip.
564216
Author does a wonderful job of moving through the year in the present time while reminiscing about the family and friends that have shaped him. I would recommend this book to anyone longing for their own piece of the country.
491115
A testament to human potential. A winding journey through the mountains and deserts of the heart. This little bit of literary sunshine brings hope to the weary and reminds us we're all human. Though our paths may vary they all lead home.
697384
My husband and I have moved our family of eight, seven times in fifteen years so I know full well what it feels like to long for home, to long for a place where memories are connected to the rhythm of life set in motion by God.
Christie Purifoy invites us to pull up a chair to her farm table and observe the goodness of God come to life over the course of a year.
Roots and Sky is for anyone longing for hope and the sort of contentment only found in Christ.
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I listened to All the Way from Texas on my drive from Austin to Houston and back, as I like listening to books on my monthly trek to check on my elderly Mother.  It was an enjoyable read and it was nice to imagine all the scenery that they were seeing as they crossed the country.  Don't want to give too much away, but it was not your cookie cutter book.  Glad I read it.
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"The Road Home" is a beautifully-written novel about Lev, an immigrant to London from an unnamed Eastern European country. He imagines he can succeed in what he believes will be the limitless opportunities afforded him in London. In a way, it's the story of the universal immigrant experience, focusing deftly on a man of integrity who has great dreams of making something meaningful of his life. He's left his old mother and young daughter at home (his wife died at an early age) in the hope of somehow "building" something for himself and them. The formerly Communist Eastern bloc country he left is denuded of opportunity.  Somewhat picaresque, the novel details Lev's experiences in London, taking the reader through an interesting cast of characters. Other reviewers have summarized the plot, which I will not do. Above all, I found myself caring about Lev and his fate. The ending was somewhat contrived and predictable, but this isn't a plot-driven novel. The characterization of Lev and others is well worth the read as is Rose Tremain's prose.

Mark Rubinstein
Author of Mad Dog House and Love Gone Mad
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An adventure.  A primer on how to back pack for distance.  A guide to the Pacific Crest Trail.  A love story.  An illustration of how one can deal with the impending death of an elderly parent.  Well written with humor and compassion by an acute observer.
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The people we encounter along our video journey should be declared a national historic treasure.  You will see common folks from all walks of life who's address is still along the Mother Road.  I really enjoyed the segment on the Wigwam Motel and the Stripper Museum.  It is bittersweet to think that they are the last of the breed. I was also pleased to see that slim, trim Martin Milner's waistline has enlarged a little more that mine...
3604504
Great account of a second home. Growing up and finding yourself in a place called home. Would recommend this book.
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This is a delightfully, well-written travelogue of a 10 year journey across our country.  Most of the travels are off the beaten paths of Interstate highways.  And in traveling the road less traveled John and Cindi discover some real gems hidden in small towns and cities that most travelers would unknowingly pass right by.  The narrative surrounding these unique discoveries is detailed but not to the point of being boring.  Actually, most of the time it is presented in such a way so as to actually pique further interest.

The author has an easy-to-read style of writing  its just like having an old friend tell you about a very interesting 10 year period of his life.
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In May 2003, three years shy of seventy, Annick Smith drove from Montana to Chicago to visit her ninety-seven-year-old mother.  With her, Smith took her chocolate Lab, Bruno.  In CROSSING THE PLAINS WITH BRUNO, Smith uses that two-week trip as the anchor for an unconventional memoir.  She reflects on her parents -- Old World Jews, her mother from Transylvania and her father from Budapest, who met in Paris (where Annick was born) and eventually settled in Chicago and its suburbs.  She shares memories of growing up, of her siblings, her first husband Dave Smith, her children, literary friends such as Dick Hugo and Jim Welch, and her long-time partner Bill Kittredge.  At the same time, the book is a travelogue of those two weeks in May 2003, including a week at a cottage on the shores of Lake Michigan.  It also is a platform for assorted observations about contemporary life in America.

Smith wrote the book about ten years later, and she includes updates on a few matters -- including the death of her mother and the death of Bruno.  She characterizes the book as "a mix of travel and relationships, Western history and family history, human love and animal love."  That it certainly is.  It also is a primer on loss, and accepting and integrating loss into one's life.  Smith has gathered a fair measure of wisdom over the years, and she imparts it in a smoothly written book.

But all that does not automatically make for an especially interesting book.  For me, Smith discusses too many personal matters -- such as girlhood body odor, her first experience skiing in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1945, and the various places she wants her ashes to be scattered.  She relates too many prosaic happenings from her road trip, many having to do with Bruno and letting him exercise and relieve himself.  Moreover, some of her observations on society or history are rather pedestrian.  In some respects, CROSSING THE PLAINS WITH BRUNO seems to have been written primarily for Smith's children and grandchildren, and as an account of one's life and one's "being" to be left for one's descendants it is a fine book.  For a perfect stranger, however -- at least this perfect stranger -- it is on the thin side.
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Worked great see a long ways down the the road at least half a mile! And it's a nice asset
3681116
This touched close to home.  The story shows one family's struggle with learning to live again after losing someone to cancer.
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So was I heading home? Or not! The conflicting voices in my head kick-started a long-lasting soul search writes author, Kate Motaung.  With a confident uncovering of the vulnerable parts of her life story, Motaung invites the reader to shake out fear and ask tough questions of belonging.  The writing is personal and detail-filled, all the while, the edges are soft and the longing of home connects to readers wondering of their own journeys.  The placement of color and reflection throughout each chapter allows one to intake the physical and the spiritual view of each story in a meaningful and captivating way.  Thankful this book is available to those with cross-cultural experience or serious illness within their life or family, as she writes in a way that allows people to know they are not alone.  However, the tender teacher in Kate Motaung, makes this a solid read for anyone whose heart aches to have peace and know home.  Then finally, I understood.  This whole life is a rental.  This whole body of mine is a borrowed house pushes the reader into the final pages of the memoir and the deep rest that comes in knowing a joyful end.
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This book is a story of how one should never give up when adversities strike, but to find a way to make a better life around you.  Part of this book is about my hometown.  I visited after this book was written and have seen how this author woke up the town and how much it is improving.  The work is not done, but the writing of this book woke them up and it is on it's way to becoming a charming, successful town again.  The author did a good job.