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Summary: Not Worth Your Time
Review: As a transplanted east coaster, I was hoping for something to evoke the flavor of what life at the top of one of my favorite hikes is like. Instead, this is a mish-mash of poorly related musings: a half-baked geology lesson, a half-baked history lesson, a few stories about bad weather and hikes, but nothing that comes across as heartfelt or compelling. Worse, the second half of the books is filler -- recipes. One of the first listed is (I kid you not), Grilled Cheese: Butter the bread, put on cheese, grill! Pinder's insight into the mystery dish: it may be fattening. Not to be too cynical, but I can hear the editor's words: "Eric, there's not quite enough here for a book -- what can you fill it out with?...Recipes? Okay." I don't like to trash anyone's work, but I'd advise you to save your money -- this one's a disappointment.
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Summary: Not Worth Your Time
Review: As a transplanted east coaster, I was hoping for something to evoke the flavor of what life at the top of one of my favorite hikes is like. Instead, this is a mish-mash of poorly related musings: a half-baked geology lesson, a half-baked history lesson, a few stories about bad weather and hikes, but nothing that comes across as heartfelt or compelling. Worse, the second half of the books is filler -- recipes. One of the first listed is (I kid you not), Grilled Cheese: Butter the bread, put on cheese, grill! Pinder's insight into the mystery dish: it may be fattening. Not to be too cynical, but I can hear the editor's words: "Eric, there's not quite enough here for a book -- what can you fill it out with?...Recipes? Okay." I don't like to trash anyone's work, but I'd advise you to save your money -- this one's a disappointment.
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Summary: You think you have bad weather?
Review: Eric's book is a delightfull source of both light hearted stories and easy to understand weather knowledge. If you love The Rockpile or just have a desire for a good weather book, then this book will not disapoint.
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Summary: You think you have bad weather?
Review: Great stories of life on top of Mount Washington. Interlaced with the stories like shovling snow from the kitchen and sliding 8 miles to the bottom of the mountain are explainations of our weather, how it forms and why. They also have cooking contests (what eles can you do when it's 41 below) and tell you how to make their great foods for warming the cockels of your heart on those cold winter days.
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Summary: I read it and Recommend it
Review: This is a good read. Witty, warm, engaging--I was thoroughly immersed in the environs of Mt. Washington that the book related. The mood evoked both the warm cozy feeling of being tucked away indoors with a fire going (safe from the rugged outdoors), as well as the electric thrill of experiencing harsh, brutal weather first-hand. Believe it or not, I was actually hungry for a hot meal from reading this!
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Summary: I read it and Recommend it
Review: This is a good read. Witty, warm, engaging--I was thoroughly immersed in the environs of Mt. Washington that the book related. The mood evoked both the warm cozy feeling of being tucked away indoors with a fire going (safe from the rugged outdoors), as well as the electric thrill of experiencing harsh, brutal weather first-hand. Believe it or not, I was actually hungry for a hot meal from reading this!
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