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I'm reading (well, listening) to the book:

"On Whale Island: Notes from a Place I Never Meant to Leave"
by Daniel Hays

This is my second time listening to it. I'm listening to it on tape (Yes, I love old-fashioned tape recorders.). It's a memoir about a man who takes his wife and step-child to live on a small, rugged island for a year. He goes through the day to day tasks and problems and miraculous moments with nature. I love it because it takes me out of my urban world and makes me feel like I'm living on the island too. The author reads it aloud himself so that only adds to feeling like I'm there. His love for the hardship and beauty of this way of living is evident, and clearly if his wife didn't feel understandably stifled by it, he'd stay there indefinitely. I love learning about other cultures and ways of life by hearing/reading someone's lived experience. He's a good writer and funny too. It's a very real book, like he's sitting across the table, telling all about it. Thumbs up. I always love this kind of book.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Whale-Island-Notes-Place-Never/dp/156512345X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369789817&sr=1-1&keywords=whale+island"]On Whale Island: Notes from a Place I Never Meant to Leave: Daniel Hays: 9781565123458: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]