But when Max marries, Rocky takes a dislike to his new bride, Debby, and moves out. A few years later Debby is stricken with multiple sclerosis in its most savage form, so at 103, Rocky moves back in with Max to help care for the family. My Grandmother s Story , is an equally touching tribute to Rocky s wife. Challenged by his students in his environmental studies class to walk the walk, Perrin went on a quest to replace his gas-guzzling farm pickup with a clean electric car he found in California. Tales of the journey back to Vermont are intertwined with the history of electric motor power.
Some people go soupy over a cute kitten, others mortgage their homes for their dogs.
Mark Shand fell in love with a 30 year old elephant named Tara and the two of them set off on an 800 mile journey across India in search of adventure and a better home for his beloved companion. On assignment for the New York Times , Kramer travels to Russia several times between 1987 and 1993 to figure out why such a land-rich country is plagued with chronic food shortages. What he learns about agriculture, perestroika, and the soul of the Russian farmer is a real Catch-22 story. Eccentricity abounds in the isolated Benedictine community of Blue Cloud Abbey in South Dakota. Ex-patriate Bryson returns home after a 20 year absence abroad, looks out his back door, sees a nice path, and decides to go for a walk.