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I like his books. His writing style is good and a little dry. I sometime long for some diagrams and illustrations as trying to describe things in words sometim
by acomjean 8y ago
I like his books. His writing style is good and a little dry. I sometime long for some diagrams and illustrations as trying to describe things in words sometimes can be difficult.
For example : The descriptions of the lock and dams that keep the Mississippi being taken over by the Atchafalaya in text were good, but I found that a digram can be very illustrative.
- byproxy 8y agoI've only read "Assembling California", but I agree. I'll add, though, the dry-ness is offset with a bit of wit. A deadpan humor, almost. I enjoyed it and I'm sure I'll make my way through some more of his works.
- cjarrett 8y agoHis 'Encounters with the Archdruid' was on the reading list on my Environmental Literature course. Funny enough, I had already read it a few years prior after grabbing it off of my father's bookshelf. If you are in any way interested in the sport of Tennis, I cannot recommend his 'Levels of the Game' more. It focuses on Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner, but uses their history to paint a much bigger story.