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Never realized that song had a nabokov reference.
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First time I read about that, that's interesting !TomAiello wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:06 pmThey had a well known song with a Nabokov reference.
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A great non-fiction writer. Turned into the best read of the year so far. Better than Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded.
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I picked up a book off of Amazon named Notes On The Nature Of The Church: The Church by Augustine Thomas. Pretty good read, so far.
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I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on ALL that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof! (John Adams regarding the White House)
Follow the Christ, the King,
Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the King--
Else, wherefore born?" (Tennyson)
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Follow the Christ, the King,
Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the King--
Else, wherefore born?" (Tennyson)
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The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306 ... -to-wealth
I have read a lot of investment and finance books, and this is, in my opinion, the best one written to date.
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I have read a lot of investment and finance books, and this is, in my opinion, the best one written to date.
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Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters, and Fighting Techniques, by Paul Kirchner.
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Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot, by Eddi Fiegel.
Very well-written and well-researched biography of an interesting individual, and a fascinating time period in the music industry (early 1960s to early 1970s).
Jim
Very well-written and well-researched biography of an interesting individual, and a fascinating time period in the music industry (early 1960s to early 1970s).
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Starting to read Goblet of Fire
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I have been slowly working my way through this well balanced book. It shows America, warts and wonderful things. This book was written in opposition to the Marxist book, A People's History of the United States, which is pure fiction.
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Hunter S. Thompson's ****'s Angels.
The first chapter is an account of a notorious 1964 Labor Day weekend rally
and beach party by the club, a "wake" for a dead Angel.
Two local girls from Seaside got more than they bargained for.
The moral to the story is: Don't flirt with a ****'s Angel.
At that time, I was a senior at Seaside High School
and witnessed law enforcement shepherding the Angels out of town.
The first chapter is an account of a notorious 1964 Labor Day weekend rally
and beach party by the club, a "wake" for a dead Angel.
Two local girls from Seaside got more than they bargained for.
The moral to the story is: Don't flirt with a ****'s Angel.
At that time, I was a senior at Seaside High School
and witnessed law enforcement shepherding the Angels out of town.
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Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hells Angels, And The Inside Story Of Rock’s Darkest Day, by Joel Selvin (2017).
I’ve been slowly working my way through a bunch of books I acquired during lockdown last year and into earlier this year. It took me awhile to get around to this one, but it’s a great, thoroughly-researched account of the disastrous “free concert” held at the remote Altamont Speedway in December of 1969. Anyone who’s interested in rock history should read this one. I already didn’t like outlaw gangs, but I also came away from this book disliking The Rolling Stones, especially Mick Jagger. They were never among my favorite bands to begin with, and Mick has always been a piece of work. But after reading this, it only confirmed some of the things I’d heard about Mick for years.
OTOH, I gained a little more insight into the Grateful Dead.
Jim
I’ve been slowly working my way through a bunch of books I acquired during lockdown last year and into earlier this year. It took me awhile to get around to this one, but it’s a great, thoroughly-researched account of the disastrous “free concert” held at the remote Altamont Speedway in December of 1969. Anyone who’s interested in rock history should read this one. I already didn’t like outlaw gangs, but I also came away from this book disliking The Rolling Stones, especially Mick Jagger. They were never among my favorite bands to begin with, and Mick has always been a piece of work. But after reading this, it only confirmed some of the things I’d heard about Mick for years.
OTOH, I gained a little more insight into the Grateful Dead.
Jim
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Exactly by Simon Winchester.
How precision engineers created the modern world.
Fascinating reading.
How precision engineers created the modern world.
Fascinating reading.
'The future is already here;it's just not evenly distributed'
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A great read. I've read a bunch of his books this year; Pacific, Atlantic, The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, A Crack in the Edge of the World, The Map That Changed the World, Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles, The Man Who Loved China, Collision of the World's Superpowers, and Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
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I’m a big fan of his work. I have Land ready as my next read from him.Really enjoyed Atlantic; Pacific is on my list
'The future is already here;it's just not evenly distributed'
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z4vdBt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:37 pm
A great read. I've read a bunch of his books this year; Pacific, Atlantic, The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, A Crack in the Edge of the World, The Map That Changed the World, Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles, The Man Who Loved China, Collision of the World's Superpowers, and Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
Thanks for this. For some reason I hadn't come across him. I just ordered The Perfectionists; The Professor...; Korea...
I look forward to all of them!
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Ive been reading American Sniper by Chris Kyle. This book is so good! I didnt know a whole lot about the Navy Seals before I started reading it. I now have an even greater respect for our armed forces.
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previous ten
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From, Tony Joseph 2018
LaRose, Louise Erdrich 2016
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Joanna Cannon 2016
American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett, Buddy Levy 2005
The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #5), David Baldacci 2011
Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert, John Barylick 2012
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall, Anna Funder 2003
Crazy Horse and Custer, Stephen E. Ambrose 1975
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories, Connie Willis 1993
War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East, Gershom Gorenberg 2021
currently reading
put this down to start No Man's Land (short expiration date)
The American West, Dee Brown 1994
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From, Tony Joseph 2018
LaRose, Louise Erdrich 2016
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Joanna Cannon 2016
American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett, Buddy Levy 2005
The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #5), David Baldacci 2011
Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert, John Barylick 2012
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall, Anna Funder 2003
Crazy Horse and Custer, Stephen E. Ambrose 1975
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories, Connie Willis 1993
War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East, Gershom Gorenberg 2021
currently reading
put this down to start No Man's Land (short expiration date)
The American West, Dee Brown 1994