DailyMe LiteratiDailyMe Digest RSS LiteratiPackrafting!': Alaska adventurer publishes book about his outdoors passion- September 10, 2008 ANCHORAGE_For 25 years, Alaska adventurer and Alaska Pacific University professor Roman Dial has used a packraft to explore corners of wilderness next to impossible to reach on foot.He's used the packraft in most of his 11 Alaska Wilderness...http://www.dailyme.com/story/2008091000016699/ Author Kathleen Kent has personal connection to story of witch trials- September 10, 2008 Kathleen Kent was a child of 8 or 9 when she first heard about Martha Carrier, her great-grandmother nine generations back, who had been hanged in August 1692 during the Salem witch trials."I have a very clear memory of the first time I heard...http://www.dailyme.com/story/2008091000007247/ 'Takeover': A hostage thriller with new twists- September 10, 2008 "Takeover" by Lisa Black; Morrow ($24.95)___Lisa Black heightens the suspense and breathes new life into the classic hostage thriller that's been a mainstay of dozens of novels, plays and just about every Bruce Willis movie.In "Takeover,"...http://www.dailyme.com/story/2008091000007270/ Marrying Anita' is a delightful chronicle of search for love in India- September 10, 2008 "Marrying Anita: A Quest for Love in the New India" by Anita Jain; Bloomsbury ($24.99)___The collisions of traditional Indian arranged marriage with modern western lifestyles are proving fertile literary territory. In addition to fascinating...http://www.dailyme.com/story/2008091000007278/ |