* From JB in Blacksburg, about Harmonic Highways

(Note, JB is one of my former professors of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. This is his feedback on the final draft of Harmonic Highways before I sent it to the printer.)

Harmonic Highways is a gem.  You are going to be disappointed in my comments if you were looking for help or suggestions for improvements.  I do a lot of reading and a good bit of proofreading and editing.  Rarely do I read something for any purpose and have no suggestions for changes.  Harmonic Highways is therefore a rare occasion.

You are a master storyteller.  I know several people who write books, including some excellent polished works, but few people have the knack of storytelling the way you do. I see Harmonic Highways as six narratives.  The subjects are the Crooked Road Region’s:

 Music and musicians

 Musical instrument makers

 People

 Landscape and topography – natural beauty                

 Motorcycles

 Motorcycle riding  -- art and skills

 These are somewhat disparate topics, yet you fit them together in a balanced and natural manner.  I don’t mean equal treatment.  You do more than fit them together.  You weave them together beautifully.

Thank you very much for letting me read Harmonic Highways.  I thoroughly enjoyed it every bit of the way.