{"id":25063,"date":"2016-09-18T14:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T18:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=25063"},"modified":"2017-11-09T09:10:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:10:06","slug":"two-interesting-reads-and-a-tv-series-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/two-interesting-reads-and-a-tv-series-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Two interesting reads and a TV series to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the books reviewed on this site have been for photography or tech manuals, and if you\u2019re looking for something to stimulate your brain, those probably aren\u2019t what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 I do have two interesting titles that I recently previewed and both are thought provoking.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a TV series coming up that should be both entertaining and interesting at the same time. We\u2019ll go there first.<\/p>\n

Polar Bear Town<\/b><\/h1>\n

Mark your calendars for Wednesday night, November 16th<\/sup> at 8pm\u00a0 ET\/PT. The Smithsonian Channel will be d\u00e9buting Polar Bear Town, an action adventure about Churchill, Manitoba \u2013 the Polar Bear Capital of the World.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re like me, I\u2019ve always wanted to make this long journey to the north just to see these most impressive of all bears.\u00a0 Picture more polar bears than year-round residents (800) in this small town. However, each year 10,000 tourists descend on this town for adventures up close and personal with the polar bears.<\/p>\n

Beautifully photographed, as all Smithsonian films are, this is an interesting series that I think any nature lover will enjoy.<\/p>\n

The Blind Photographer<\/b><\/h1>\n

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In what originally strikes the casual reader as impossible, this entire, large, hardcover book is packed with amazing photographs taken by blind or nearly blind photographers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing their subjects\u201d takes on a whole new meaning as it challenges normal sighted photographers to imagine setting up a shot by touch or sounds alone.<\/p>\n

The photographs cover the range from still-life\u2019s to street photography and from portraits to sports. You\u2019ll be blown away like I was with the quality of most of these images.<\/p>\n

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Short bios introduce you to 13 photographers from around the world in this most interesting piece.<\/p>\n

The Blind Photographer<\/i><\/b> is available on Amazon.com<\/a> and from the publisher\u2019s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Side of the Whirlwind \u2013 The Coming Apoclypse<\/b><\/h1>\n

If you are intrigued by the other various Rapture books out there, here\u2019s one to certainly be of interest.<\/p>\n

\"this-side-of-the-whirlwind\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone got it wrong\u201d or so the author claims. Certain biblical facts have been hidden from mankind up to now, but Steven Harrel has been chosen to reveal all.<\/p>\n

The \u201cEnd of Days\u201d is already underway, so if you want your best options, you need to get all the facts and be prepared.\u00a0 The book even ends with a chapter on how to prepare to flee the cities and survive in the wilderness for the two and a half or more years until the Rapture.<\/p>\n

This 400-page book is nothing like light reading.\u00a0 Be prepared to study and research all the new claims revealed by the author.<\/p>\n

The book is available on Amazon.com<\/a>.\u00a0 You can also read the author\u2019s blog at https:\/\/thissideofthewhirlwind.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most of the books reviewed on this site have been for photography or tech manuals, and if you\u2019re looking for something to stimulate your brain, those probably aren\u2019t what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 I do have two interesting titles that I recently previewed and both are thought provoking.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a TV series coming up that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3636,607],"tags":[420,5,3916,3915],"class_list":["post-25063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past","category-tech-gadgets-gear-2","tag-book-reviews","tag-photography","tag-polar-bears","tag-television-show"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=150%2C87&ssl=1",150,87,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=300%2C173&ssl=1",300,173,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=400%2C268&ssl=1",400,268,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?fit=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=400%2C268&ssl=1",400,268,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/polar-bear.jpg?resize=464%2C268&ssl=1",464,268,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

Most of the books reviewed on this site have been for photography or tech manuals, and if you\u2019re looking for something to stimulate your brain, those probably aren\u2019t what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 I do have two interesting titles that I recently previewed and both are thought provoking.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a TV series coming up that should be both entertaining and interesting at the same time. We\u2019ll go there first. Polar Bear Town Mark your calendars for Wednesday night, November 16th at 8pm\u00a0 ET\/PT. 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