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Goodreads Review: A View through the Fog by Bob McGee

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  Bob McGee's book,  A View through the Fog , has received a number of reviews of Goodreads -- all outstanding ones. We will be sharing these over the next few weeks. If you want to get them all at once, here you go:  A View through the Fog by Bob McGee | Goodreads . James M, awarding five stars, says,  The book was a hands-on account about people's relationship with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. I enjoyed the interactions between the painters, and all the fun and mischief surrounding them. I really liked the statistics about the bridge at the end of the book. The suicide jumpers chapters were heartfelt and sad but told in a non-offensive writing style. This book was interesting, and I highly recommend it. AWARDS Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Literary Titan gold award Eric Hoffer Debut Author Award finalist Eric Hoffer Grand Prize shortlist Eric Hoffer Grand Prize honorable mention To read more posts about Bob and his book, click  HERE . To read more book rev...

Goodreads Review: A View through the Fog by Bob McGee

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  Bob McGee's book,  A View through the Fog , has received a number of reviews of Goodreads -- all outstanding ones. We will be sharing these over the next few weeks. If you want to get them all at once, here you go:  A View through the Fog by Bob McGee | Goodreads . James M, awarding five stars, says,  The book was a hands-on account about people's relationship with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. I enjoyed the interactions between the painters, and all the fun and mischief surrounding them. I really liked the statistics about the bridge at the end of the book. The suicide jumpers chapters were heartfelt and sad but told in a non-offensive writing style. This book was interesting, and I highly recommend it. AWARDS Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Literary Titan gold award Eric Hoffer Debut Author Award finalist Eric Hoffer Grand Prize shortlist Eric Hoffer Grand Prize honorable mention To read more posts about Bob and his book, click  HERE . To read more book rev...

Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists - A View through the Fog (McGee)

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    Today's Publisher's Pride is  A View through the Fog   by Bob McGee, which reached #88 in bridge engineering. (This book has been on the top 100 list nearly every month since its release.) Book description: A View through the Fog  is compelling, poignant, and packed with both moving and hilarious anecdotes. All human life (and death) is here. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzying world of the Golden Gate Bridge-the beauty of both nature and the bridge itself, the camaraderie and friction with colleagues, and the devastating tragedies of suicide jumpers. He brings an entire community to the page with a thought-provoking and richly detailed memoir that will resonate with many readers. The motive for his writing this book is love of his subject. He paints this world he knows in a way that gives readers the feeling they are on the Bridge with him. From review by Kevin Hines: "Read one of the most well written books of the past decade,...

Just Released: Hard Cover Edition of A View through the Fog (McGee)

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  Just released: the hard cover edition of  A View through the Fog   by Bob McGee. Book description: A View through the Fog  is compelling, poignant, and packed with both moving and hilarious anecdotes. All human life (and death) is here. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzying world of the Golden Gate Bridge-the beauty of both nature and the bridge itself, the camaraderie and friction with colleagues, and the devastating tragedies of suicide jumpers. He brings an entire community to the page with a thought-provoking and richly detailed memoir that will resonate with many readers. The motive for his writing this book is love of his subject. He paints this world he knows in a way that gives readers the feeling they are on the Bridge with him. From review by Kevin Hines: "Read one of the most well written books of the past decade, maybe longer!  Much like the Golden Gate Bridge is an art deco masterpiece, Bob McGee's book "A View through ...