Five books: Adventure

August 15, 2008 at 6:14PM
Explorer Ann Bancroft held a compass given to her by Girl Scouts before an expedition in 2005.
Explorer Ann Bancroft held a compass given to her by Girl Scouts before an expedition in 2005. (Rhonda Prast — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

1Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing.

Seeded my young girl's dream lived out in my 40s.

2Pieces of White Shell: A Journey to Navajoland, by Terry Tempest Williams.

An unusual peek into language and culture. For the spiritual side in us all.

3The Golden Spruce, by John Vaillant.

Challenges our notions and beliefs about nature

4A Fierce Green Fire, by Marybeth Lorbiecki.

This biography tells the story of one of America's most important conservationists, Aldo Leopold.

5The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver.

So you know I enjoy good fiction, as well!

about the writer

about the writer

More from Minnesota Star Tribune

See More
card image
Provided/Sahan Journal

Family members and a lawyer say they have been blocked from access to the bedside of Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, while her husband was detained and shipped to Texas within 24 hours.

card image