One of the aspects of Knight's story that I found so interesting is that while he left civilization, he was merely miles from it. He could hear it, at times see it, and yet he remained removed. He felt no pull to re-enter. Author Michael Finkel does a magnificent job telling Knight's story in a respectful and courteous manner while still asking the questions we all have. I believe what is so curious about Christopher Knight's story is that there wasn't a single event or issue that caused him to withdraw from society. He didn't make a conscious choice to exit the mainstream but rather on a whim, at 20 years old, took a drive and never returned to society for 25 years. I was slightly intrigued by The Stranger in the Woods when I sat in on Anythink Commerce City's book club discussion on this non-fiction title by Michael Finkel. I had already put this book on my Goodreads "To Read" list, but had forgotten about it. After listening to the discussion on this story, I knew I had to read it.
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In addition to narrating Read Island, I’ll share several other favorite books that toddlers love. What do you have in mind for those storytime events? Westword: You're bringing your book live and in person to a couple of local bookstores. We caught up with Magistro before she and illustrator Alice Feagan team up to launch the book at a couple of local venues this week to talk about Read Island. And that includes a big section of books for children, the group Magistro focuses on in Read Island.Īs you might guess, it's a book about the importance of books, reading and all that the act of reading can offer. What had started in 1996 as a converted van that traveled between coffee shops to sell books to “down-valley” readers became an award-winning, 3,000-plus-square-foot home to books and those who love them. But during her fifteen-year tenure, the business expanded into one of the cultural centers of the Vail Valley. Nicole Magistro wasn’t the first person to own The Bookworm in Edwards, and since selling the store in 2020, she won’t be the last. Sacks began consulting at chronic care facility Beth Abraham Hospital (now Beth Abraham Health Service) in 1966. At the same institution, he went on to earn in 1958, a Master of Arts (MA) and an MB ChB in chemistry, thereby qualifying to practice medicine.Īfter converting his British qualifications to American recognition (i.e., an MD as opposed to MB ChB), Sacks moved to New York, where he has lived since 1965, and taken twice weekly therapy sessions since 1966. He also learned to share his parents' enthusiasm for medicine and entered The Queen's College, Oxford University in 1951, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in physiology and biology in 1954. During his youth, he was a keen amateur chemist, as recalled in his memoir Uncle Tungsten. When he was six years old, he and his brother were evacuated from London to escape The Blitz, retreating to a boarding school in the Midlands, where he remained until 1943. Sacks was the youngest of four children born to a prosperous North London Jewish couple: Sam, a physician, and Elsie, a surgeon. Oliver Wolf Sacks, CBE, was a British neurologist residing in the United States, who has written popular books about his patients, the most famous of which is Awakenings, which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. |