Archive for February, 2011

The Call of the Wild

Monday, February 21st, 2011
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Extraordinary Adventure 70 Jack London’s Call of the Wild opens on a bucolic countryside with a protagonist who in many ways is much like myself. I mean, save for the fact that he’s a dog, there’s almost no difference. Yes friends, Buck is a Saint Bernard who’s been domesticated. He’s managed to scratch out for [...]

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The Tales of Alvin Maker

Thursday, February 17th, 2011
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At first glance, an alternate history about Indiana does not seem to be all that exciting. But when Napoleon, Tecumseh, Mike Fink, and William Henry Harrison get together for some good old fashioned bloodshed, who’s going to argue?

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Sinbad

Monday, February 14th, 2011
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Extraordinary Adventure 72 The name Sinbad has so much intrigue surrounding it that the actual legend itself has become a bit nebulous. There are so many different versions that it is hard to pin down just exactly what the story actually is. As far as we can figure it is of Persian origin. This is [...]

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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Jules Verne takes a break from going to the moon to go instead to the center of the earth. I hope I’m not spoiling anything when I say he doesn’t end up in China.

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