On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:14:49 -0400, "Doris" wrote:

I didn't finish it either. That was one boring book. I can't believe they made a movie out of it.

I'm in the process of reading it now, and will probably struggle
though and complete it. Yes, Hansen's book is much better. Orleans
mentioned that she first wrote a magazine article on the topic and
then decided to write a book. That's pretty much how it reads - a
magazine article with a whole lot of filler. Lord knows why she
included an entire chapter on Florida land scandels.

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