“For the bear, having Orvis land on his head was the last straw . . .”

  How Angel Peterson Got His Name: and other outrageous tales about extreme sports. Gary Paulsen Short in length and big on laughs this book was great. Hatchet author Gary Paulsen’s musings on youth are fresh and funny. Never dull or dated it basically tells of boys doing dumb things, a natural phenomenon that occurs across the [...]

Was he crazy?

Why did he do it?  “Into the wild” is Jon Krakauer’s biography of Chris McCandless’ journey of a young man from a well-to-do home dropping out of socirty.   He had everything – good school marks, great friends, great music ability and good prospects.  He wanted something else.  He spent time after school hitch-hiking around [...]