What I have been reading lately #49/Abandoned books and/or movies #10

Two books that I finished:

Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages, and Buried Treasure-- John Otis

Pretty much what it sounds like-- three American contractors (spies) crash in the Colombian jungle and are captured by guerrillas from the FARC. The soldiers from the Colombian army sent out to rescue them get distracted by a large stash of money they find buried in the ground. I won't give away what happens next.

War by Candlelight-- Daniel Alarcon

Above: The cover of the US edition, which I read

Below: The much better cover of the UK edition

Daniel Alarcon is originally from Peru but apparently grew up in Alabama. This collection of short stories is written in English and is his first book. I enjoyed reading this book, but now, just a couple of weeks later, I can't remember much about it.

One book that I did not finish:

Endless Horizon: A Very Messy Motorcycle Journey Around the World-- Dan Walsh

At first I was really enjoying this, but then I wasn't. So I stopped reading it.

Where are they now? #2

One popular character on the television show Eight is Enough was Susan, played by Susan Richardson (picture below). On the show Susan married Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell, a minor league baseball player.

After Eight is Enough ended, Susan Richardson spent some time in a rock band and also battling drug addiction. However, most importantly, in 1987, she claimed she was the victim of a kidnapping and attempted murder in north Korea* by greedy filmmakers. It is unclear whether the filmmakers were themselves north Korean and/or whether they were working on behalf of the DPRK government; however, the north Korean government has allegedly been involved in many kidnappings, often of Japanese citizens, and has been believed at least once to have kidnapped a movie director to help with north Korean movie productions. Nevertheless, Ms. Richardson's claims do not appear to have positively impacted her acting career, as she currently works in a nursing home in Pennslyvania.

Former north Korean leader Kim Il-Sung

DPRK flag

The DPRK has a long and rich tradition of military parades. Enjoy the video below!




* The Korean peninsula is currently artificially divided into two separate countries - the ROK and the DPRK. The editors of Ape Canyon News Service have chosen to follow the common practice of labelling these two nations south Korea and north Korea using lower case "s" and "n" in recognition of this temporary division and in the hope that some day soon, the two Koreas will be united once again.