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  • PapPap Posts: 28,988
    OffSheGoes35 said: Surely you already know this, but you're awesome Pap! 
    :blush: Thank you Rinn! You're one of the nicest ladies on the forum!
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  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895
    Who Princess said:
    riotgrl said:
    Finally finished!


    That book fascinated me.  Quite a cast of characters.
    The ambassador and his daughter alone were very intriguing. I really liked this book but anything I've read by Larson has been fabulous! 
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895
    Anyone the least bit interested in current world affairs should read this book.  It frames a country's foreign diplomacy motivations through the lens of geography.  


    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Posts: 3,988
    I'm reading Michael McFaul's From Cold War to Hot Peace (and yes, I started it before Helsinki). It's very well-written, as I would expect. McFaul is wicked smart and is one of the top experts on Russia.
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    riotgrl said:
    Who Princess said:
    riotgrl said:
    Finally finished!


    That book fascinated me.  Quite a cast of characters.
    The ambassador and his daughter alone were very intriguing. I really liked this book but anything I've read by Larson has been fabulous! 
    He's a terrific writer and great storyteller.  It's a treat to read his books.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,173
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,029
    Working my way back to a book that inspired many of today's writers of mountaineering literature, Maurice Herzog's Annapurna.  This is a great story and a classic in it's field, though I have to admit to struggling a bit with Herzog's writing style, the difficulty compounded by reading an old hardback with small print and heavily tanned pages.  My poor old eyes- but I will get there!


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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    brianlux said:
    Working my way back to a book that inspired many of today's writers of mountaineering literature, Maurice Herzog's Annapurna.  This is a great story and a classic in it's field, though I have to admit to struggling a bit with Herzog's writing style, the difficulty compounded by reading an old hardback with small print and heavily tanned pages.  My poor old eyes- but I will get there!


    Unless a bright light is shining directly on the pages and it is early in the day I cannot read books with print like that any longer.  It stinks.
    As always, talk of this makes me think of Burgess Merideth's classic Twilight Zone episode.
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  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,029
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    no country for old men.

    i like it better than the movie.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,029
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    no country for old men.

    i like it better than the movie.
    Cormac McCarthy is an amazing writer!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • PapPap Posts: 28,988
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    no country for old men.

    i like it better than the movie.
    Great book! :plus_one:
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  • SunshinejarSunshinejar Posts: 53
    Geek Love !!! I can’t get over how good it is. I’ve only finished the first part but it’s basically a story of a circus family that have been torn apart and he story of their deformities and the lives they lead. 
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,810
    brianlux said:
    Awesome!
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
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  • jerparker20jerparker20 Posts: 2,501
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    no country for old men.

    i like it better than the movie.
    Cormac McCarthy is an amazing writer!
    In my top three authors of all-time.  

    I think it might be time to revisit Blood Meridian.
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    The documentary was fascinating so I quickly found the book and am equally fascinated
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    smarchee said:
    The documentary was fascinating so I quickly found the book and am equally fascinated
    I was really impressed with the documentary.  Sounds like I need to check this out.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    Image result for flowers of the killer moon
    My latest read.  Excellent writing, very sad story about racism and greed.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895


    Really terrifying to read the neglect and abuse that this girl and her brothers and sister suffered at the hands of their mentally ill Dad and the mom who did little to protect them.  This family was a prepper/survivalist strictly Mormon family living in Idaho about the same time as the Ruby Ridge incident.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • PapPap Posts: 28,988
    A Greek poetry book entitled Guevara by Mike Anastasiades
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,988

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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    My boss recommends 

    Behind her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

    Anyone read it?
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  • DarthMaeglinDarthMaeglin Posts: 2,604
    Just finished Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris) yesterday, moved on to The Stand (Stephen King) today.
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Surfing with Satre by Aaron James. 
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,250
    edited December 2018
    I will start this tonight..

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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    no country for old men.

    i like it better than the movie.
    Cormac McCarthy is an amazing writer!
    I read The Crossing, and I had to stop a lot. Every page I expected violence. It was tough for me. I will read Cities of the Plain to finish the triology.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    The Great Influenza by John M Barry.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Who Princess said:
    Image result for flowers of the killer moon
    My latest read.  Excellent writing, very sad story about racism and greed.
    I want to read this. It's in paperback, yay!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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