Author: Rich Horner
Galileo’s Daughter:
A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love By Dava Sobel Genre: Biography / Science History / Narrative Non-Fiction Audio Length: 11 hours, 21 minutes Narrated by: George Guidall 📖 No-Spoiler Synopsis This is a dual biography that re-examines the life of the “Father of Modern Science,” Galileo Galilei, through the lens of his relationship…
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
By Cormac McCarthy Moving from the moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln to Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian is a staggering shift. If Meacham’s Lincoln is about the “light” of the human conscience, McCarthy’s masterpiece is a dive into the absolute “redness” of human depravity. Be prepared: this is widely considered one of the most difficult, violent,…
Whitehead Coastal Preserve
Part of the Graveline Bayou Coastal Preserve system The Whitehead property is officially part of the Graveline Bayou Coastal Preserve system in Jackson County. Specifically, it is a significant tract known as the Graveline Bayou-Whitehead addition, which was a high-priority acquisition for local conservation groups. Walking into the preserve is like walking into the past,…
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By Jon Meacham Genre: Biography / Narrative History Narrated by: Jon Meacham, Audio Length: 21 hours, 10 minutes 📖 No-Spoiler Synopsis Jon Meacham’s biography is a “moral map” of the sixteenth president. It moves past the simple myths of the log cabin to explore how a self-taught, often melancholy man from the frontier became the…
My question to Gemini
And There Was Light, Abraham Lincoln and the American Strugle. By Jon Meacham My question I am curious about any thoughts you have on comparing the challenges of Lincolns times to the challenges we are currently facing. Gemini’s verbatim response It is a heavy but necessary comparison. Looking at Lincoln through Jon Meacham’s lens, it…
My Prostate Cancer Journey
A Personal Update from Richard As many of you know, I have been “watching and waiting” with a localized prostate cancer for nearly 15 years. It’s been a manageable part of my life, but recent data—specifically a jump in my PSA levels and new genetic mapping—showed that the cancer is becoming more active. Because of…
Ward Bayou Wildlife Mgt. Area
April 24, 2026 Beautiful morning Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area is one of our most frequent and productive nature areas to visit. When both gates are open, there are two distinct routes, the main gravel road has ditches and water ways that often has waders, hawks, migrators, and an occasional owl. The north road leads…
Logtown – Nature, birds, & Birding Friends
April 22, 2026 Logtown is such a unique spot for birding; the mix of bottomland hardwoods and that eerie “ghost town” history makes for a great backdrop. It was a beautiful day, GREAT Birding and we ran into several birding friends. Logtown, Mississippi: From Timber Giant to Silent Buffer A Century of Sawdust In the…
My Journey through Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung
April 23, 2026 The Reading Journey: Pushing Through the “Middle” Featured Recommendation: Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung The “Observer’s” Log: Why I Almost Quit I’ll be honest: about two-thirds of the way through Connie Chung’s memoir (around Chapter 25), I almost set it aside. After hours of listening to her account of the high-stakes…
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By Jon Meacham Narrated by: Jon Meacham Genre: Non-Fiction / Biography / History Posted April 21, 2026 No-Spoiler Synopsis This is not a cradle-to-grave biography in the traditional sense. Instead, Meacham focuses on the moral and spiritual evolution of Abraham Lincoln. It tracks how a man born into a frontier “backwater” developed a rigorous conscience…
