[pct-l] reading material

[MICHAEL C BEATY]

eckert, 
 
You and other Listers might enjoy this 30 minute Democracy Now! May 2009 interview with Doug Peacock:
 
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/12/doug_peacock_on_walking_it_off
 
His account of "walking it [PTSD] off" is honest and moving. 
 
Hayduke lives!
 
Terrapin
Boise
 
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:22:12 -0800

For those that remember Edward Abbey, and his passion for wilderness 
preservation, you may also recall George Washington Hayduke, a major 
character in The Monkey Wrench Gang. Abbey modeled this fictional 
character from a close friend of his, Doug Peacock.
 
Peacock is also a writer, and is also an ardent advocate of the 
wilderness. I just finished one of his books, Walking It Off. It's 
been a while since a book struck so close to home, and perhaps some of 
you might enjoy it as well.
 
I can't write a book report to save my hide, but there is an interesting 
review and interview here: http://www.grist.org/article/sprinkle/
 
Maybe it's because Vietnam was "my" war. Maybe it's because I live in 
the southwest and share a love for the hot, and the dry, and the cactus 
and the buzzards and bugs and all. Maybe it's because I find that a 
long walk really helps me deal with the stuff in my life. But the guy 
writes a good book. I liked it a lot.
 
eckert