"Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West 1850-1930" by Richard J. Orsi
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
"Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West 1850-1930" by Richard J. Orsi
its a shame the train terminates at new orleans. they need to get it back all the way to jacksonville. itd certainly make my life easier.
I agree
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
Does anyone have any Peter Straub recommendations?
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
Does anyone have any Peter Straub recommendations?
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
I read Ghost Story a very long time ago, and it was pretty gripping. I remember not putting it down and finishing it quickly. That's the only thing I've read of his other than The Talisman, though.
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Does anyone have any Peter Straub recommendations?
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
Koko.
I read this years ago (15-20 years ago>? Damn, getting old) but it still sticks as having been a great read.
The follow up was really strong as well but I didnt care for the 3rd and final book in the trilogy.
I have read others but Koko was my favorite. I tried multiple times to get into A Dark Matter, his most recent but I could not get all of the way through.
Does anyone have any Peter Straub recommendations?
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
I read Ghost Story a very long time ago, and it was pretty gripping. I remember not putting it down and finishing it quickly. That's the only thing I've read of his other than The Talisman, though.
Yeah..when I was looking through some reviews, it seemed like many people enjoyed Ghost Story and it's supposed to be pretty scary.
Does anyone have any Peter Straub recommendations?
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
Koko.
I read this years ago (15-20 years ago>? Damn, getting old) but it still sticks as having been a great read.
The follow up was really strong as well but I didnt care for the 3rd and final book in the trilogy.
I have read others but Koko was my favorite. I tried multiple times to get into A Dark Matter, his most recent but I could not get all of the way through.
Good luck!
Cool! I'll have to check that one out too! Thanks!!
Not reading it yet but yesterday I picked up a signed first edition of Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories by Karen Russell. Score!
She is really something.
I was so bummed to learn that HBO is going to make a half-hour comedy series out of Swamplandia!. Given its setting, I could see it becoming a huge steaming pile of poo like True Blood. Hopefully, Karen Russell gets her money, and HBO then decides to table it.
I have read other Sanderson (and really liked it) and I have that box set of the 3 Mistborn books -- just need to read them; looking forward to seeing what you thought of them.
Just started this last night, been in my pile for a year:
Finished this up yesterday. It was pretty good, although the ending was a bit abrubt and some other things were a bit too coincidental. But overall I thought it was a good read.
Now I'm reaching back into my book collection to grab something I've had for a while but never read:
The premise intrigues me, and it's off to a fairly interesting start.
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2005 ~ London, Toronto
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2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...
Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...
Hey, I read ALL KINDS of weird stuff. People must think I'm really morbid.
Speaking of books about Nazis, have you read In the Garden of the Beasts? The Nazi's rise to power as seen by an American family. Very well written and quite a story.
Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...
I'm reading this.
A pretty interesting read in the Nazi genre is a book called Ordinary Men.
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I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.
Pretty good book. Gets a little boring like the movie.
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I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.
Pretty good book. Gets a little boring like the movie.
Try Ghost Soldiers. It's hard to put down!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.
Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.
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This looks very interesting. How are you liking it so far?
"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.
Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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I'll probably finish that this weekend...
Then I may move onto Popism by Andy Warhol...I bet there's some good stories and quotes in there....
its a shame the train terminates at new orleans. they need to get it back all the way to jacksonville. itd certainly make my life easier.
take a good look
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Chicago-07
E.V. Milwaukee-08
Chicago 1 & 2-09
Alpine Valley 1 & 2-11
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St. Paul 1 & 2 - 23
Just started Always Looking Up by Michael J Fox.
I really enjoyed The Talisman & The Black House which he wrote with Stephen King...but none of his "solo" stuff. I've read some reviews that indicate his books can be tough to get through.
I read Ghost Story a very long time ago, and it was pretty gripping. I remember not putting it down and finishing it quickly. That's the only thing I've read of his other than The Talisman, though.
Koko.
I read this years ago (15-20 years ago>? Damn, getting old) but it still sticks as having been a great read.
The follow up was really strong as well but I didnt care for the 3rd and final book in the trilogy.
I have read others but Koko was my favorite. I tried multiple times to get into A Dark Matter, his most recent but I could not get all of the way through.
Good luck!
Yeah..when I was looking through some reviews, it seemed like many people enjoyed Ghost Story and it's supposed to be pretty scary.
Thanks!
Cool! I'll have to check that one out too! Thanks!!
She is really something.
I was so bummed to learn that HBO is going to make a half-hour comedy series out of Swamplandia!. Given its setting, I could see it becoming a huge steaming pile of poo like True Blood. Hopefully, Karen Russell gets her money, and HBO then decides to table it.
I started this last night
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Just started this last night, been in my pile for a year:
Finished this up yesterday. It was pretty good, although the ending was a bit abrubt and some other things were a bit too coincidental. But overall I thought it was a good read.
Now I'm reaching back into my book collection to grab something I've had for a while but never read:
The premise intrigues me, and it's off to a fairly interesting start.
"Let's check Idaho."
I'm about 80 pages into this...pretty crazy, but good so far...
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
I'm reading this.
Speaking of books about Nazis, have you read In the Garden of the Beasts? The Nazi's rise to power as seen by an American family. Very well written and quite a story.
A pretty interesting read in the Nazi genre is a book called Ordinary Men.
Pretty good book. Gets a little boring like the movie.
Try Ghost Soldiers. It's hard to put down!
Finished this up on Thursday...wow..what a crazy book. :shock:
Andy Warhol's Popism up next.
Now starting:
"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.
Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Nashville-03
Chicago-07
E.V. Milwaukee-08
Chicago 1 & 2-09
Alpine Valley 1 & 2-11
Wrigley-13
St. Paul-14
Milwaukee-14
Denver-22
St. Paul 1 & 2 - 23