Category: Classics

Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl »

By David Stilwill on Nov 24, 2007 in Classics, Featured, Non-Fiction, Ocean Adventure | 1 Comment

The Wanderlust has taught me . . . it has whispered to my heart
Things all you stay-at-homes will never know.
…The Wanderlust has blest me . . . in a ragged blanket curled,
I’ve watched the gulf of Heaven foam with stars…

- Robert Service
Actions not words. - In 1947 Norwegian explorer & ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl [...]

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell »

By David Stilwill on Nov 22, 2007 in Classics, Featured, Fiction, Survival | 2 Comments

…”I’ve always thought,” said Rainsford, “that the Cape buffalo is the most dangerous of all big game.”
For a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling his curious red-lipped smile. Then he said slowly, “No. You are wrong, sir. The Cape buffalo is not the most dangerous big game.” He sipped his wine. [...]