‘Book Reviews’ Archives

Into The Wild – John Krakaur

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: December 29th, 2009

Into The Wild, by John Krakauer was a short read, it doesn't take a lot of room on the shelf, but there are treasures within that belay it's small size. A friend recommended the book to me about 4 years ago, and gave me a short synopsis of the story. I remember it well, because I had just finished reading: 'Between A Rock And A Hard Place' by [...]

Little Rivers – Henry Van Dyke

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: June 1st, 2009

I saw an old red leather bound book in the .25 section of a local Book sellers' rack. The published date was 1907, and the title: Little Rivers by Henry Van Dyke. It was in rough shape, the edges were torn, the cover was held on with a rubber band. It was a small book, once bound in red leather, with gold gilt lettering. I thumbed the [...]

Henry Beston – The Outermost House

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 24th, 2009

I am surprised that I was unaware of this book for so many years. This book is considered one of the quintessential pieces of nature writing. Though the natural world is a great passion of mine, and in retrospect- some of the books I own reference The Outermost House, I had never picked up a copy until a week ago. The subject is unassuming, and [...]