Subject: Book recommendations
Date: Wed Oct 18 00:24:04 2017
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:Going on vacation to middle of nowhere. Any must reads?
Date: Wed Oct 18 09:02:57 2017
User: hotnurse
Message:My last favs were A Man Called Ove. ".A feel-good story in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Fredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down”".
My second fav that I have read is All The Light We Cannot See
"An imaginative and intricate novel inspired by the horrors of World War II and written in short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology. From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II." Read it twice and will read again.
Enjoy whatever you read.
Date: Wed Oct 18 09:28:18 2017
User: Snowguy
Message:If you want something a bit lighter, my friend Keith Dixon (the Brit Keith, not the American one) has a couple crime series going. Both are award-winners. His Sam Dyke series is written Noir. His Paul Storey series is written in another genre. I like everything he has written, except for his attempt at a short story. But the novels are a very enjoyable read.
He is technically very good, and is also prolific, without making writing quality tradeoffs.
Link: Sam Dyke
Date: Wed Oct 18 13:54:07 2017
User: Colt_McCoy
Message:«The Case for Israel», by Dr. Alan Dershowitz
«The Great Deluge; Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast», by Douglas Brinkley
«An Inconvenient Book», by Glenn Beck
Date: Wed Oct 18 14:22:41 2017
User: BuzzClik
Message:Other books by Glenn Beck that some might enjoy:
"It IS About Islam"
"Liars: How Progressives Exploit Our Fears for Power and Control"
Date: Wed Oct 18 17:07:24 2017
User: The_Interpreter
Message:GLENN BECK. . . . . . . . . PUUUUULLLLEEEEESSSSSEE!!!!!
Date: Thu Oct 19 03:03:01 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:I can't exactly say I'm "recommending", as it's brand new, but there's been quite a bit of positive buzz about it, and from what little I know about you, it seems to be something that would appeal to you.
This very long, thorough review should give you enough to go on...
Link: Isaacson's "Leonardo da Vinci"
Date: Mon Apr 1 03:13:24 2019
User: TNmountainman
Message:Again, I hesitate to say "recommending", as I haven't read it, but I just watched an absolutely fascinating book-signing appearance/talk on C-SPAN2 by Adam Rutherford, concerning his relatively new book "Humanimal". Great speaker, and certainly has the breadth and depth of knowledge to fully and capably address the history of human and non-human learning, communication, development of tools, etc. His talk was up-to-date on the recent evidence of the various hominids, etc., so he gives all the background necessary.
Did you know there are birds in Australia who use fire as a tool?!? They don't set the fires, but when there's one ongoing from lightning or from human cause, they'll get a stick that's on fire, and transport it to an area that's *not* on fire, then wait and grab critters scurrying away from this new fire! Certain dolphins (females only, for unknown reasons) will get a sponge, and work it onto their 'snout' to protect it from damage when foraging on the sea floor for food, etc. There are crabs, who'll get a couple of stinging sea anemones, and hold them in their claws, swinging them about, as a weapon against other crabs in fights. Amazing stuff.
I'm assuming it was this very appearance 11 days ago, as it was indeed at the Strand bookstore in NYC:
Link: Adam Rutherford and his "Humanimal"
Date: Tue Apr 2 14:33:40 2019
User: BuzzClik
Message:David Barton is a unique author with some interesting points of view. He is THE guy to read if you have certain ideas that you enjoy seeing on the printed page.
Quoting the first sentence of the Forward: "African Americans originally came to America unwillingly, having bee stolen and sold by Muslim slave-catchers in Africa..."
You can buy the entire Barton catalogue for about $100.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barton_(author)
Date: Tue Apr 2 14:52:41 2019
User: The_Inquisitor
Message:Is this book a Level 5 easy read or one of those Level 10 hard reads that was put in Level 5 because it's not on the Level?
Date: Thu Apr 4 20:54:51 2019
User: olblue
Message:Anything by Clive Cussler. Pure escapism and wonderfully entertaining.
Date: Tue Apr 9 10:29:40 2019
User: Bonnard+me
Message:John Grisham 's "THE Reckoning" . The hero is a murderer.
Grisham creates an O'Henry ending. ... no I'm not giving away the ending.
Great twists in the story !
Also read The Tatooist.
I read WWII non-fiction and fiction
...... And i am going blind , so I'm reading as much as I can.
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