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Have finished and thoroughly enjoyed the Flashman Papers. I plan to eventually revisit sir Harry in Tom Browns School Days and the American. But for the moment I feel that a short break from the lovable scoundrel is in order.
I have now picked up Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow. I'm only a couple of chapters into it but it seems extremely well researched and written. Highly entertaining and educational so far.
I have now picked up Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow. I'm only a couple of chapters into it but it seems extremely well researched and written. Highly entertaining and educational so far.
May I ask where you found it and how you're liking it so far? It doesn't seem to be an easy book to find these days.
Started reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to the kids last night, and much to my sons delight, I remembered that we have a vintage toy Ford Anglia just like on the cover of the book.
A biography on german philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
It might not sound very entertaining, but it is.
It might not sound very entertaining, but it is.
Ulysses by James Joyce
Not the easiest novel to read although I did manage it on the 3rd attempt 10 years ago; just felt it was time to re-read it... ...this could take some time!
Not the easiest novel to read although I did manage it on the 3rd attempt 10 years ago; just felt it was time to re-read it... ...this could take some time!
Just wrapped up The Old Man and the Sea this evening. Thinking some Steinbeck next.
Planning to get reacquainted with the classics this summer.
Planning to get reacquainted with the classics this summer.
To Wake The Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor.
Historical fiction told from three perspectives.Pretty good so far.
Historical fiction told from three perspectives.Pretty good so far.
To Wake the Giant
The New York Times bestselling master of military historical fiction tells the story of Pearl Harbor as only he can in the first novel of a gripping new series set in World War II’s Pacific theater. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches uneasily as the world heads rapidly down a...
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A Handful of Darkness by Phillip K. Dick.
A collection of short stories originally published in magazines in the 50s.
It’s impressive how rich a world he could create in a very few pages.
A collection of short stories originally published in magazines in the 50s.
It’s impressive how rich a world he could create in a very few pages.
Just finished hearing the audio book of Ron Chernow's "Grant." Grant died of throat cancer probably induced by the twenty cigars a day he had smoked for decades. Chernow does an excellent job of invigorating his painful departure by emphasizing his brave persistence in finishing his autobiography almost to his last days, to raise money for his family. He's a wonderfully enigmatic person, trotted off to Westpoint by his dominating father; thrown out of the Army officer corps for his alcohol problem, and only readmitted because of the Civil War need for trained officers. Equally wonderful is his immense undying love for his seemingly provincial and dowdy wife Julia, who was the antidote to his alcohol problem, and from whom he never strayed. As people realized as he rose through the command structure, and even in writing his book, he had mastered every bit of his Westpoint military training while being a completely mediocre cadet. He knew his stuff going back to battles of ancient Greece. And when young, he was an unparalleled horsemen, which caused the Army to not assign him to the cavalry, predictably. Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? (His wife Julia is there with him. Biggest mausoleum in the U.S.)
Great read by a great pipe smoker: Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad
Really enlightening how European (and for me especially interesting: German) culture was perceived by an American in the 19th century. And the style is hilariously funny.
Really enlightening how European (and for me especially interesting: German) culture was perceived by an American in the 19th century. And the style is hilariously funny.
River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
"And when young, he was an unparalleled horsemen, which caused the Army to not assign him to the cavalry, predictably. " As retired Army (and a stint in the Air Force), I laughed and nodded knowingly at this statement haha.
Just cracked Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, Blue Moon. Halfway through Kate Atkinson's Case Histories.
Another Jeff Archer: "Heads You Win". Pageturner about Russian refugees (mother and son) during the Cold War who escape from Leningrad on a cargo vessel. Before the escape, they flip a coin to decide which ship they choose, and the novel tells both possible stories alternately. Surprise ending but no spoilers.
Wow, that sounds impressive. I'll have to check that one out. Totally up my ally.
A biography on the great swedish author and playwright August Strindberg.
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