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Here is a collection of my personal favorites from my library. Most of these are good books that are fit for any audiance.

BOOK I

If you ever wondered what life among the Australian Aborigines would be like...you must read this truly amazing book. It is about the authors (Marlo Morgan)magical walkabout into the culture of the "Real People". She is the "mutant". Not only does she discover the beauty and magic present in this hot red land but she also finds out deep things about her inner self and her views on the universe.

Some say this book is a farse but I don't think so. Read for yourself and find out I highly recomend this book...I couldn't put it down.

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BOOK II

The Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book is an amazing story of connections. How the puzzle of the "Ribbon of Sand" fits together. A master work on a massive scale somehow condensed down into this small book. If you are interested in the coast of North Carolina you must read this book!

Another highly recomended book...a hard one to put down.

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BOOK III

This is a great book. It is full of wild stories of a well known snakehunter and his team. Some of the things they get into are astounding. A great must read for the Reptile/adventure lover!

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BOOK IV

This book is a great reference on the "how-to" of snake hunting. It also has some great stories of the authors snake hunting exploits--a great read for anyone who is interested in Reptiles!

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BOOK V

Central America--a land of thick Rainforests, active Volcanos, strange animals and plants and a soup of bloody human history. This remarkable book helps to explain many of the mysteries of the Great American Biotic Interchange--the mixing of North and South American plants, animals and people after the formation of the Central American land bridge. From natives to Pirates to Charlie Darwin, Crocodiles, Snakes and Sloths--this is a very well written and researched book. It's a fun read and a great introduction to the unique region known as Central America.

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BOOK VI

OK...I'm sorry if the title may offend a bit. However, if you are interested in some grand bathroom reading...from a river raft guides point of view...I highly recomend this amazing piece of S**T! It really is a great book--it will prepare you for what laughable but gross things may (but don't always) pass (HA!) while rafting down any of our nations western rivers. I read it from cover to cover in a day!

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Dog On A Chain

By:Charles Simic

So that's how it's going to be,

A cold day smelling of snow.

Step around the bare oak tree

And see how quickly you get

Yourself entangled for good.

Your bad luck was being friendly

With people who love their new couch

More than they love you.

Fred, you poor mutt, the night

Is falling.

The children playing

Across the road were cold,

So they ran in.

Watch the smoke

Swirl out of their chimney

In the windy sky as long as you can.

Soon, no one will see you there.

You'll have to bark even if There's no moon,

bark and growl

To keep yourself company.

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Where is your dog right now?

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"To a Rattlesnake"

Old Rattler, it is part of Nature's plan

That I should grind you underneath my heel--

The age-old feud between snake and man--

As Adam felt in Eden, I should feel.

And yet, Old Rattlesnake, I honor you;

You are a partner of the pioneer;

You claim your own, as you've a right to do--

This was your Eden--I intruded here.

--Vaida Stewart Montgomery

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