Tree Island Author:Linda Grover Will our celebrations in the year 2000 add up to just the biggest beer bust in history - or could they become a turning point for humanity? — That's the question explored in this entertaining adventure novel by New York Times best-selling author/network television head writer Linda Grover. The book's slightly odd-ball heroine, archaeologi... more »st/windsurfer LeeAnn Spencer, firmly believes that by staging ONE unifying global event on the nights of December 31, 1999 & 2000 emphasizing our similarities instead of our differences - that she & her friends can excite enough global togetherness to assure some sane planning for the 21st century, & eventually a return to the peaceful partnership lifestyle that is her archaeology specialty. They decide to send invitations recruiting everyone from Bill Gates to peasants in Bangladesh for the first HUMAN FAMILY REUNION, but everything goes wrong. LeeAnn undergoes a number of harrowing experiences that threaten her relationship, her career, & her life. However, the discoveries she makes at Tree Island in the high Cascade mountains, practically guarantee her struggles will be worthwhile. « less