false <![CDATA[Education of a Wandering Man]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734582m/828165.jpg 828165 10 From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here is Louis L'Amour's memoir of his lifelong love affair with learning--from books, from yondering, and from some remarkable men and women--that shaped him as a storyteller and as a man. Like classic L'Amour fiction, <i>Education of a Wandering Man</i> mixes authentic frontier drama--such as the author's desperate efforts to survive a sudden two-day trek across the blazing Mojave desert--with true-life characters like Shanghai waterfront toughs, desert prospectors, and cowboys whom Louis L'Amour met while traveling the globe. At last, in his own words, this is a story of a one-of-a-kind life lived to the fullest . . . a life that inspired the books that will forever enable us to relive our glorious frontier heritage. 509736 1989 Education of a Wandering Man total:410|5:158|4:147|3:82|2:18|1:5| 410 1665 582 85 5 2 false false Thu Feb 14 07:38:38 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 07:44:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 01 13:59:57 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 14:06:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 12:21:14 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 12:23:30 -0800 2009
I love his wry humor and accurate descriptions of hum...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Feb 18 15:04:14 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 15:08:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Tue Jan 06 21:08:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 21:27:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:16:46 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:26:35 -0800 2009
I grew up in a home surrounded by the books of Louis L'Amour. He was one of my father's favorite fiction authors, and we listened to more than one of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 04:15:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 04:24:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Mar 28 19:17:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:20:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 19:39:11 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 07:31:39 -0700 2009 These reviews are to help me process my reading and improve my writing. They may be useful to other readers, too; just don't be turned off by their personal nature.


Who is Louis L'Amour?
He read over 100 books a year. He worked hard labor and starved througho...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 20 11:23:14 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 11:28:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Sep 12 21:34:14 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 16:10:43 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 16:12:01 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 10:31:09 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 14:10:16 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Wed Feb 25 07:30:12 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 07:55:46 -0800 2009
L'Amour was one of the great writers.

Having said that, I purchase copies of this book to give to struggling high school students so they can see that others before them struggled and became successful. They can see the work it takes t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 10:12:40 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:16:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 10:07:34 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:53:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:58:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 08:37:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 19:22:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:28:31 -0700 2008
For anyone who understands what it means to work hard for a scholarly education, you will find this book amazing. Far to many people do not understand that true learning is rarely found in the public/private educational system.

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