Gordon Grice





Kobina ...
164 books | 1,433 friends

Sherri
210 books | 8 friends

Stephan...
340 books | 45 friends

Simone
158 books | 185 friends

Laura H...
22 books | 68 friends



Gordon is following 0 people

Gordon Grice

Goodreads author profile


url

born
Guymon, OK, The United States

gender
male

website

genre

influences
Joan Didion, Richard Selzer, Loren Eiseley, Ambrose Bierce

member since
January 2010


About this author

Gordon Grice is the author of books and articles about the dark side of nature. He grew up in rural Oklahoma and became fascinated with coyotes, rattlesnakes, and black widow spiders at an early age.

He graduated from Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas. He is married and has three children.


Survivors of the USS Indianapolis
Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)


This movie dips into history for two important shark incidents. One is the New Jersey attacks of 1916. Five people were killed in a few days that summer, at least three of them by the same shark. Commentators at the time theorized that the shark was a “rogue,” because in less enlightened times, all animals that attacked humans were... read more »
0 comments
Twitter_icon  • 
Published on June 01, 2012 03:00
Average rating: 3.89 · 161 ratings · 51 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Red Hourglass: Lives of...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 89 ratings6 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Deadly Kingdom: The Book of...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Book of Deadly Animals
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Art of Architectural Il...
by
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Art of Architectural Il...
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating3 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Architecture in Perspective 20
by
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Shark Attacks: Inside the M...
by
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More books by Gordon Grice…

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Gordon's Recent Updates

Gordon Grice wrote a new blog post: Animal Attack Movies: Jaws


Survivors of the USS IndianapolisJaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)This movie dips into history for two important shark incidents. One is the New Jersey... read more »
"Me, too, Sherry. In some nations, wildlife is accorded protection even when human lives are at risk. In the US, a dangerous animal is a dead animal. "
"Heh. Remember when we wanted to start a band called The Weird Sisters? "
"Thank you, Simone! "
Gordon Grice made a comment on Otter Attack Video:
"Sadly, that's exactly what will happen. A wild animal that bites a human for any reason will normally be killed and tested for rabies. "
Gordon Grice gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
A Beastly Menagerie by Danny Beck aka Sir Pilkingt...
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
This volume surveys such creatures as the microscopic water bear, which can withstand 1000 times as much radiation as a human; the male hooded seal, which doubles the size of its head by inflating the lining of its nostril; and the Jesus Christ lizar...more
Gordon Grice gave 4 of 5 stars false to:
Ornaments in Jade by Arthur Machen
Ornaments in Jade
by Arthur Machen
recommended for: Fans of Wilde or Stevenson; lovers of style; those who like classic ghost stories
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Ornaments in Jade
This volume has ten short prose pieces, midway between story and poem. For the most part, they aren’t successful; they feel like insufficiently developed stories, and Machen did better with the ideas in other (longer) pieces. All of...more
Gordon Grice gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Gordon Grice gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
The Night Country by Loren Eiseley
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Gordon Grice gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
Mortal Lessons by Richard Selzer
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More of Gordon's books…



No comments have been added yet.