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John Higham

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born

August 02, 1960 in The United States

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http://360degreeslongitude.com

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February 2010

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After completing his graduate degree in aerospace engineering, John Higham moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he started his career and accumulated ten U.S. patents for various aspects of satellite design. Although he arrived in the Bay Area single, it wasn't long before he met September and they became inseparable. John, September, and their two children, Katrina and Jordan, still live in the San Francisco Bay Area where John continues to design satellites to keep the mortgage current.

When he was about three years old, John used to enthusiastically jump up and down on the bench seat of his family's Ford station wagon, chanting, "Go on a long-long bye-bye!" as the car motored down the highway. Although the days of jumping up and down...more

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Books by John Higham

Average rating: 4.00 · 231 ratings · 83 reviews · 5 distinct works

	360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World--A Memoir 4.00 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Pebbles from the Path: A Guide to Meditation and Visions 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	My rating:
	A Looking-Glass for Loyalty, Or, the Subjects Duty to His Soveraign Being the Substance of Several Sermons Preached by a Person Who Always Looked Up 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	History: Professional Scholarship in America 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	History 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	New Directions in American Intellectual History by John Higham, Paul Keith Conkin (Editor) 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	History: Professional Scholarship in America by John Higham, Higham 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Ethnic Leadership in America 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan, John Higham (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.53 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1917 — 31 editions	My rating:

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John Higham is currently reading:

Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

by Michael Korda

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John Higham said: "Slow start, but then becomes gripping. All the more fascinating because the places in the book are familiar to me. "

Apr 01, 2011 06:35pm · see review

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John Higham liked Amy's review of 360 Degrees Longitude: " LOVED this book!!!!! It's about a family who traveled around the world in 1 year with their 2 children. Loved reading about their experiences and learning about places and customs. It made me want to book my trip, too! If you are at all interested... " Read more of this review »
Jun 24, 2011 08:53am · see review
John Higham is on page 100 of 699 of Hero Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda progress:	My rating:
Apr 01, 2011 06:37pm · like · see status
John Higham is currently reading: Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda	My rating:
Slow start, but then becomes gripping. All the more fascinating because the places in the book are familiar to me.
Apr 01, 2011 06:35pm · see review
John Higham added: Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes	My rating:
Apr 01, 2011 06:33pm
John Higham liked Catherine's review of 360 Degrees Longitude: " LOVED this book! "
Jun 29, 2010 06:48pm · see review
John Higham liked Sarah's review of 360 Degrees Longitude: " what a fun read! I felt like I was there with the Highams as they chronicled their adventures all over the world. They sound like great people to hang out with :) It was enriching to learn about other culture tidbits and to see how the family deal... " Read more of this review »
Jun 24, 2010 06:33pm · see review
John Higham liked Jamie's review of 360 Degrees Longitude: " Although it took me 3 months to trek my way through this book, it proved one of the best and most inspiring works I have ever read. I must admit, I was more than one time made supremely jealous of this amazing experience, vested on the kids partic... " Read more of this review »
Jun 24, 2010 06:32pm · see review
John Higham gave to: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt read in January, 1996	My rating:
I read this soon after it was released. I recall hearing Frank McCourt on NPR, I believe, and went out and bought the book. It was a compelling read. I can still recall some of the images today, even though it has been 14 odd years since I read it. S...more
Mar 17, 2010 07:03pm · see review
John Higham gave to: Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire	My rating:
Feb 04, 2010 07:34pm
John Higham gave to: Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3) by Eoin Colfer	My rating:
Feb 04, 2010 07:32pm