Book of the Day: The Tiger by In December 1997 a maneating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through forest in brutal cold. To their astonishment they discover that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. In his re-creation of the extraordinary events of that winter, gives an unforgettable portrait of the spectacularly beautiful region of forests and mountains where the once great Siberian Tiger now struggles to survive.
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War by . Over fifteen months, , bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, followed a single platoon based at a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan. His objective was both simple and ambitious: to convey what soldiers experience and what war actually feels like. He describes what few civilians will ever witness or go through - the endless, body-numbing anticipation of battle; the adrenaline-fueled confusion of being ambushed; the unquestioned risks soldiers take to protect their brothers. shows what it means to fight, to serve and to face down mortal danger.
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I am a voracious re-reader of books. On first read, I charge through the pages devouring the story. Satiated I turn back to the beginning and read slowly, ingesting the sentences and sections that I admire. Also, I confess to writing my thoughts alongside certain passages, circling unusual uses of words, and even dog-earring corners of pages, which befuddle or entrance me. I know some find this distasteful, but I hold onto the school days' joy in finding a previous reader's thoughts scribbled in the margins of textbooks - reading turned from a solitary activity into an interactive one. So my Night Table is often stacked with books that recycle themselves from top to bottom and bottom to top. I have chosen to discuss two of these books, a novel and a collection of short stories.
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With spring's arrival fish is popping up at almost every restaurant, it got me to thinking about the politics of fish. One of the best books on the subject is Four Fish: The Future of The Last Wild Food, it is a witty, snarky read. Four Fish is well-researched and tells you everything you need to know about the current state of seafood through a series of anecdotes regarding the world's four major fisheries: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna.
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I'm half way into The Tragedy of Arthur and it is well worth the read. It is intelligent and hilarious. The novel includes a convincing forgery of a supposedly long-lost play in its five-act entirety. The Tragedy of Arthur offers a fresh look at storytelling and truth-telling, our desire for originality and discovery, and the act of literary mythmaking.
I first read about The Tragedy of Arthur in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, Stephen Greenblatt gave it a positive review. By the way Arthur Philips is a five time Jeopardy Champion, and the author of the much acclaimed Prague and The Song is You.
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