Jack London Books

this adventure marks the first appearance of the robotic Yeti creatures, as well as a mysterious alien force known only as the Great Intelligence. I did find this adventure most enjoyable, despite certain inaccuracies that were made in regards to the Tibetan monks.

Clarice Stasz has provided a very powerful biography of Jack London and Charmian Kitteridge London. It is a satisfying biography in that it is not sugar-coated. Inappropriate behavior of both people, as well as their more admirable and endearing qualities are described and explored. They were trailblazers as a famous couple with an "equals partnership" as opposed to other marital arrangements. It is interesting that Jack is not portrayed in a physically impressive manner, as he is often otherwise portrayed (both in his own stories and in others' accounts). It is also interesting that his farming/ranching is described more flatteringly than is generally the case. Notably well done was the handling of the conflict that has confounded Jack's biographers, his adherence to both socialism and "the overman" who is above the masses. This extended into his personal behavior. How could he champion socialism while keeping servants and living in a comparatively grand style? London's explanations of this seeming contradiction are treated well. Charmian emerges as her own independent person who has agreed to help promote Jack, but also has a life of her own. It would have been nice to see some more of Charmian's independent life after Jack (e.g., more in-depth analysis of her own writings, as well as personal details like her relationships with "Houdini" and others). But that wasn't the focus of this book, perhaps a later one. We get in-depth discussion of Jack's genius and personal drawbacks, and the remarkable person who stood by him throughout it all, sacrificing much, but never completely submerging herself in the effort, serving as a true love partner.

Please tell me where I could find the sound track for the audio book of Louis L'Amour called Pistolero. My aged aunt loves the music and I would like to provide her with a copy of it while I still can.
Thank you kindly,
Sandra Fischer

I read three short stories from the book, "The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories", by Jack London. These stories include "To Build a Fire", "To the Man on Trail,", and "Diable the Dog." I recommend all three of these short stories to people who like descriptive short stories with exciting scenes and sad endings.

The story "To Build a Fire" is about a man who is heading up to camp, which is twelve hours away in seventy-five-degree below zero weather. This story is about man versus the cold, frigid, abilities of Mother Nature. The theme of this story seems to be about how challenging nature can be to humanity.

The second story, "To the Man on Trail," is about a band of men from many different lands celebrating Christmas when an under cover thief shows up. This is an exciting story that confuses the reader at times because you can't tell if he is good or bad until the end. The theme of this story is about man versus society. It makes one think that you can't judge a book by its cover.

The last story of the three, written by Jack London, is called "Diable - A Dog." This is about an evil dog who is owned by an evil owner. His owner beat him so much that he started to take revenge against his owner by trying to kill him. This story is a great example of the saying, "You reap what you sow." This story seems to be about the conflict of man versus nature, as well as man versus himself, since the dog had a natural evil temperament, which was worsened by the beatings he received from the man. Both of these factors created evil in this dog, which in the end defeated the man.

I had mixed feelings about these stories because I normally prefer science fiction novels. I also didn't like how the main character in two of the three short stories always perished. However, what I really like in the stories was the author's way of describing his characters and their conflicts. I t made me feel like I was a part of the story. I recommend these stories to anyone who enjoys rich, detailed, stories with exciting scenes.
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I really suggest reading this book it is awsome! If you love Jack London you will love this book.

This is the tale of Jack London after having a yacht built for him took off sailing from San Francisco to Hawaii and then to the South Pacific. London is a great author and does a great job drawing the reader into his real-life adventure. However towards the end of his journey he comes down with some serious tropical illnesses and the quality of his writing suffers.

If you like Jack London, you'll love this book. It affords an opportunity to meet the man, travel with him, laugh and cry with him. I wish he'd written more such books.

Well, I bought it for "The Shadow and the Flash."

I read this story years ago and loved it. It's not well known and not frequently anthologized. I see that it was written in 1902 and that H. G. Well's "The Invisible Man" was written in 1897, and possibly Jack London sort of borrowed the theme as he was wont to do--the editor of this volume thinks so--but "The Shadow and the Flash" is nevertheless brilliantly original. It is about two competitive brothers, both serious amateur scientists of the kind you run across in Victorian fiction--who decide to tackle the problem of becoming invisible, in two different ways. You can almost make out a case for its' being "harder" SF than Wells, because he explains the physics of how they do it. The explanation is sort of cockamamie, but the story carries you along.

(The title comes from the fact that each method has a flaw. Neither produces total invisibility. One brother casts a shadow, the other produces prismatic rainbow flashes when he catches the light at the right angle).

The other fourteen stories are equally entertaining, and some are more than that. "A Thousand Deaths" was written very early in his career and is a haunting piece of fantasy. "The Unparalleled Invasion" has been anthologized frequently because of the prophetic way it anticipates bacteriological warfare.

Jack London was indelibly impressed with what he saw in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and some of this may have found its way into a number of stories about the breakdown of civilization after a disaster. "The Scarlet Plague" calls to mind the after-the-atom-bomb-has-fallen stories of a later day.

"The Red One," with which the book closes, possibly deserves the adjectives "great" and "classic." And if one suspects that Jack London had been reading H. G. Wells, after reading "The Red One" I certainly suspect that Stephen King has been reading Jack London.

The collection is well chosen. The editor's commentary is good. This is a very readable book. And it looks like it's put out by a brave little tiny publisher, and I always like to support brave little tiny publishers.

Oh, none of the stories are about dogs or snow.

Jack London is a classic author who writes both novels and short stories. His adventurous style of writing showed in the three stories I read. The Mexican, The White Silence, and In A Far Country were all powerful stories that best displayed Jack London and his love for writing.
The Mexican is a classic short story that has a very strong character. River is a man on a mission, trying to help his country during troubled times. His willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done is what makes this story so interesting. Unlike the usual London story, The Mexican takes place in the southwest, where the Hispanic culture is beginning to grow. Rivera wants to fight for his country and will do whatever it takes to do so. This story has a great ending and that's why it was the favorite of the 3 that I read.
Human nature is best displayed in London's In A Far Country. A man who is sick of his everyday life decides it is time for him to leave the real world and travel down a river in up state New York. With the determination and the company of other travelers, Percy Cuthfert sets out on a journey that he would never forget. "Cabin Fever" is a major factor as two men decide that they do not want to travel any longer with the group and they ant to stay in a cabin in the middle of the woods. In A Far Country is a classic Jack London story because it shows his love for the outdoors and how it is more than just trees and rivers, it has the power to control your mind. This story is definitely worth reading if you are into traveling or hiking through the woods of the North East.
The White Silence was my least favorite of the three stories I read but it was very well written and had and alright plot. It lacked a few things, mainly a better description of the main idea of the story. I thought that the story had strong character descriptions and displayed jack London's style of writing very well. The title, The White Silence fit the story perfectly and gave a good description of what the weather can be like while traveling on dog sleds. Overall I thought the setting was clearly described and the plot was not to hard to follow, but this was the least favorite of the three stories that I read because it wasn't long enough and did not go into detail to well.
Jack London will always be recognized for his adventurous style of writing and his love for the outdoors. In each of these stories, London showed his best work and his way of looking at life. These stories are all worth reading along with other classic London stories. This was the first time I had ever read any of Jack's work and I enjoyed it and plan on reading more.

Generally I prefer my historical who dun its to use original characters rather than actual historical personages but the author pulls this off rather well. Its a well plotted, credible, and engaging read. Jack London makes a pretty good main character in his persona as a somewhat down at the heels knockabout who takes on a variety of odd jobs to support his writing habit.