gooseaholic
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On that note Tim. Read the first chimpanzee. Mentioned it on here before. Its quite the slab of questions.http://www.amazon.com/First-Chimpanzee-Search-Human-Origins/dp/0760745420
For the book readers on STR, what are you reading?
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"Gold" by Chris Cleve. Was awesome. Felt like I was reading a biography or something. He does a great job of really making you feel for each of the characters in their own way.
It's about track cycling, Olympics, family, the past, etc. Great book.
It's about track cycling, Olympics, family, the past, etc. Great book.
bvader
Long Live The Gorn!
OK.... lots of heavy stuff, financial, and motivational... all good, read them myself....
But I want some fun Sci-Fi or Action / Spy etc..... anyone got anything thing fun of late?
But I want some fun Sci-Fi or Action / Spy etc..... anyone got anything thing fun of late?
obie
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"The cowboys, Indians, Mormom missionaries, Government officials and other undesirables lounging about the terminal stared with hungry eyes. The city of Page, Arizona, pop. 1400, includes 800 men and sometimes three or four good-looking women."
E. Abbey, 'The Monkey Wrench Gang'
jcampbell
going Gods speed since 75
Was going to read the Ghosts of Man-hatten after hearing it pimped on Fox Business until I realized its written by an anchors spouse and totally pumped by reviewers on the same payroll. I'll wait till its a buck and half used on eBay now. If anyone reads it, let me know how bad it is.
BikeThePlanet
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For Fantasy I like Malazaan Book of the Fallen series. Acacia is good. I have been wanting to read Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy).
Nonfiction, Wizard (Tesla Biography).
Nonfiction, Wizard (Tesla Biography).
FFW
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Anything Somerset Maugham is a good read - just reread "Razor's Edge". Reading Flannery O'Conner short story collection now, on recommendation of an old friend - love the writing style. Picked up classic Isaac Asimov foundation series as it caught my eye on the shelf and haven't read since the dark ages when I was a teenager. Also almost picked up Stephen R Donaldson "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" but a tad too depressing.
obie
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'The Hemingway Patrols' by Terry Mort
Reads like an Outside Magazine extended article - and a good one at that. Details the WWII life in Havana with Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn and their circle of eccentric friends. Author a Navy man and his insights into U-boat war was surprisingly interesting. Came away wishing for more of Martha Gellhorn the war correspondent - bigtime character. She was dismissive of the entire operation of civilian U-Boat patrols - thought they were just another excuse for the boys to go offshore, fish, drink and whatever. Hemingway, on the other hand ; battered a bit by marriages, family , booze, middle age and a wild lifestyle; leapt at the chance to arm the famous 'Pilar' and patrol the seas, supported by the Navy and the FBI.
Reads like an Outside Magazine extended article - and a good one at that. Details the WWII life in Havana with Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn and their circle of eccentric friends. Author a Navy man and his insights into U-boat war was surprisingly interesting. Came away wishing for more of Martha Gellhorn the war correspondent - bigtime character. She was dismissive of the entire operation of civilian U-Boat patrols - thought they were just another excuse for the boys to go offshore, fish, drink and whatever. Hemingway, on the other hand ; battered a bit by marriages, family , booze, middle age and a wild lifestyle; leapt at the chance to arm the famous 'Pilar' and patrol the seas, supported by the Navy and the FBI.
FFW
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^^^ sounds very cool - will pick this one up for sure
gooseaholic
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Think this will be my next buy. Sound interesting'The Hemingway Patrols' by Terry Mort
Reads like an Outside Magazine extended article - and a good one at that. Details the WWII life in Havana with Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn and their circle of eccentric friends. Author a Navy man and his insights into U-boat war was surprisingly interesting. Came away wishing for more of Martha Gellhorn the war correspondent - bigtime character. She was dismissive of the entire operation of civilian U-Boat patrols - thought they were just another excuse for the boys to go offshore, fish, drink and whatever. Hemingway, on the other hand ; battered a bit by marriages, family , booze, middle age and a wild lifestyle; leapt at the chance to arm the famous 'Pilar' and patrol the seas, supported by the Navy and the FBI.
longboarderj
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I've been reading my way through all the books by Randy Wayne White for fiction, for non fiction I am reading A Calculated Risk, The Doolittle Raid by Joanna Doolittle Hoppes.
FFW
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I went digging in the garage when I got home and found a bunch of old books.
One excellent non-fiction book that I found; "The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz. The author and a small group of fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp in 1941. This is the account of the author's long march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India. Just an amazing story! This one is still in print and you can find it on Amazon
Anyone still read HP Lovecraft? "At the Mountains of Madness & Other Weird Tales". Should make for good bedtime reading
Lots of Ray Bradbury, a bunch of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour. Also a trove of Stephen King. I'm good for another month or two
One excellent non-fiction book that I found; "The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz. The author and a small group of fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp in 1941. This is the account of the author's long march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India. Just an amazing story! This one is still in print and you can find it on Amazon
Anyone still read HP Lovecraft? "At the Mountains of Madness & Other Weird Tales". Should make for good bedtime reading
Lots of Ray Bradbury, a bunch of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour. Also a trove of Stephen King. I'm good for another month or two
obie
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Tried Lovecraft many years ago - can't remember which titles. What are the better ones? Same for Zane Grey?
Off on this Hemmingway jag a bit and the sport fishing stuff is interesting. Customer of mine is in the sport fishing biz and, when I mentioned Hemmingway's interest in all things Zane Grey, he said he had all of Zane Grey's books. Want to dig into more of Hemmingway & Greys lives at sea more than their writings per say.
Off on this Hemmingway jag a bit and the sport fishing stuff is interesting. Customer of mine is in the sport fishing biz and, when I mentioned Hemmingway's interest in all things Zane Grey, he said he had all of Zane Grey's books. Want to dig into more of Hemmingway & Greys lives at sea more than their writings per say.
FFW
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Most of HP's writings were short stories written for the science fiction and horror mags that were popular in his day so an anthology like Barnes & Noble's "At the Mountains of Madness and other Weird Tales" is a good sampler.
I only have (and have read) a collection of Zane's Westerns that I inherited from my Grandpa. Every one of his westerns are fun reads! Because he lived and experienced what he wrote about, his stories are packed with interesting facts (wouldn't be surprised if Les Stroud got most of his survival skills from reading Grey's work).
I only have (and have read) a collection of Zane's Westerns that I inherited from my Grandpa. Every one of his westerns are fun reads! Because he lived and experienced what he wrote about, his stories are packed with interesting facts (wouldn't be surprised if Les Stroud got most of his survival skills from reading Grey's work).
Reedster
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China's Wings
I recently read China's Wings by Greg Crouch. I enjoyed it immensely. Great story of American and Chinese pilots in China during World War ll. http://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Wings-Intrigue-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00540P9DY
I read "The Long Walk" and enjoyed it a lot too, but I have some questions of the veracity of the whole thing. Some of it just seems too hard to believe. The accounts of how they kept the prisoners from escaping reminds me of all the teenagers walking around with their pants sagging below their hips.
I recently read China's Wings by Greg Crouch. I enjoyed it immensely. Great story of American and Chinese pilots in China during World War ll. http://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Wings-Intrigue-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00540P9DY
I read "The Long Walk" and enjoyed it a lot too, but I have some questions of the veracity of the whole thing. Some of it just seems too hard to believe. The accounts of how they kept the prisoners from escaping reminds me of all the teenagers walking around with their pants sagging below their hips.
Greengiant
Steady diet of dirt
Just finished reading Stephen King's 11/22/63, an interesting spin about time travel and what King's imagination can do with an event like JFK's assassination, and what if someone could change the past? How about the ramifications of the past being changed, how does it affect the future as we know it? i.e. The Butterfly Effect?
Its a long book (853 pages) but his writing style keeps you captivated!
Its a long book (853 pages) but his writing style keeps you captivated!
Congo Kid
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Mountain Trails, by Uppah Hill - is a great read.
Yellow Rivers, by I.P. Freely - felt great afterwards
Over the Cliff, by Eileen Dover - kinda scary
Fifty Yards to the Outhouse, by Willy Mae Kitt. Edited by Betty Wont. Illustrated by Andy Didnt - very engaging to the very end
Under the Bleachers, by Seymore Butz -felt a bit claustrophbic
Jeff
Yellow Rivers, by I.P. Freely - felt great afterwards
Over the Cliff, by Eileen Dover - kinda scary
Fifty Yards to the Outhouse, by Willy Mae Kitt. Edited by Betty Wont. Illustrated by Andy Didnt - very engaging to the very end
Under the Bleachers, by Seymore Butz -felt a bit claustrophbic
Jeff
I read that last month and loved it!