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odobenus

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 15, 2018
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Not pipe smoking related, though it comes up a couple of times. But if you are fascinated with the stories of families told over generations, the wars, carpentry and farming then check out sixteen trees of Somme. Hands down the best novel I have read in the last two years
Just checked it out -- looks excellent.
 

burleybreath

Lifer
Aug 29, 2019
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3,873
Finger Lakes area, New York, USA
Many, if not most, mystery novels from the '30s and '40s (the "golden age") were embellished with plenty of pipe smoking. It's my favorite fiction for that and other reasons. If movies count, The Stranger, with Edward G. Robinson, springs immediately to mind. Think his friggin' pipe is in almost every scene.
 
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Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
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RTP, NC. USA
For the pipers, I suggest Scots Guard Book 1 & 2 as a beginner. Has most standard settings for mass band. Once you start competition, there are individual collections for different settings. If you have a tutor, they usually have specific selection they will suggest. If you are into Ceol Mor (piobaireachd), Piobaireachd Society books are good, but no need to collect them all.

If this is about smoking pipe, you are no piper.
 

tzinc

Can't Leave
Mar 24, 2021
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Toronto
I am reading the John D MacDonald Travis McGee series he mentions pipes and tobacco in a few of the books very very briefly.
 

tzinc

Can't Leave
Mar 24, 2021
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Toronto
I am reading the John D MacDonald Travis McGee series he mentions pipes and tobacco in a few of the books very very briefly.
 
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jeepnewbie

Part of the Furniture Now
Jul 12, 2013
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This one is a great read.
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This one is pretty good, but didn’t grab my attention like the other.
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There are a few others out there, sorry I’m not home to grab them. The NASPC also does a magazine that has some good articles in it If you are also looking for some shorter reads.
 

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Lifer
Dec 24, 2014
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Tucson Az
Back From The Ashes: Uncovering the Lost History of G. L. Hunt and the Falcon Pipe. I forgot about this one it was a good read.