"Running With Knives: My Geometric Path"
What Readers are saying:
"This is a gem I enjoyed reading so much that I am rereading parts for a second time. Especially the Dining chapter. The meals and events described on cruise boats are so spot on-but with a twist!"
Gilda B.
"Wow! 4.5 stars for this book. I captained a 42' motor boat around Cape Horn and along the Pacific Coast, yet I envy the author's time crewing on an old schooner.
Her anguish from dealing with uncaring medical providers really came through. The other stories were uplifting and one of a kind humor. I loved this book."
Ellen S.
As promised in the preface, Heather Hawk's autobiographical stories in 'Running with Knives: My Geometric Path' are not linear, and shift adroitly as she lives her life, leaping exhilaratingly from one topic or adventure to another. Chapters overflow with desert gardening and gritty winds, the search for the ideal place to live, or yet another abrupt career change, mixed in with her unique recipe for a Bundt cake! Hawk's book is an absorbing read, especially at one point, a perilous ride on a motorcycle ride gone awry. It's definitely worth going along for the excursion.
Annette Dennis McCully, author of Visions of Flight: Boeing Test Pilots on Their Lives and Careers.
Check out other reviews on Amazon from:
Linda M. Lockwood, Author of "Sky Ranch: Reared in the High Country"
Raphael Pond, Author of "Bell Tower:
ISBN: 979-8-9882718-1-9 (Paperback)
ISBN: 979-8-9882718-0-2 (Ebook)
Running With Knives breaks the mold of a typical memoir or autobiography. There is a unique tone, conversational at times, revealing a full life of continual change.
A few of the topics covered:
How realistic are cruise ship shows like "Love Boat" or "Doctor Odyssey"? Heather will take readers onboard with her dining experiences to a banquet of events that dining aficionados will appreciate.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to move from a large city to a desert environment? Does the desert emit energy or vortexes that affect your aural health? Travel brochures and realtors do not reveal what is really necessary to be aware of. Heather lists caveats to know before moving to a desert-like environment.
A close friend offers you a dream of a lifetime, but then tries to control your actions, making you feel tied down. What do you do? Abandon your dream? Leave your friend? Alter your dream? Follow Heather's path as a decision is made.
Have you ever wondered if there is a human side of healthcare? Heather describes her intense realities of trauma care.
See "Epi-Blogue" for updates on my chapters; a new story "Decadent Affairs" from the Dining chapter; a new short for "Work Off Those Calories!"; an update on "Electromagnetism", for April-an update on "Mesmorized" from "City Girl Moves to the Desert", for May a recent update on electronics from "The Silver Years" chapter, and August has a memory from "The Working Life."
"Why Be Idle When You Can Run With Knives"
A few copies of "Why Be Idle When You Can Run With Knives", with color photos, remain and are available at Harbor Books in Hoquiam, WA. (email booksontheharbor@gmail.com) Readers selected their favorite episodes from this book and several of these were adapted and chosen for "Running With Knives: My Geometric Path", plus several new stories. A non-typical memoir or autobiography with a unique tone, conversational at times, reveals a full life of continual change.