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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Servonaut on May 09, 2008, 02:28:27 PM
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I'm reading Robert M. Utley's "Lone Star Lawmen"
It's about the Texas Rangers
No, not the Baseball Team. :-)
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How to Work a Room by Susan Roane--I have an event coming up where I get to do some schmoozing. Trouble is, I'm not that good at it. So I'm trying to brush up a bit on how to make a nice impression.
Once I'm done with the schmoozing book, I'll be starting Grub by Elise Blackwell. It's a novel about the publishing industry. It's a re-telling of another book, New Grub Street.
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"The Other Bolyen Girl" and "Infidel"
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A Churchill Family Album by Mary Soames (his youngest daughter) It was really great.
Today I start on Finishing Your Basement, Garage, or Attic by some deranged really rich person I am assuming looking at the pictures
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(http://www.tallarmeniantale.com/pics/Nazi_Doctors.JPG)
http://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Doctors-Medical-Psychology-Genocide/dp/0465049052/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210363939&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Doctors-Medical-Psychology-Genocide/dp/0465049052/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210363939&sr=8-1)
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
What kind of magazine is it, frank? Is it along the lines of Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report?
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
What kind of magazine is it, frank? Is it along the lines of Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report?
Mostly commentary.
The old curmudgeon Henry L. Mencken was the editor, if that's any clue.
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
What kind of magazine is it, frank? Is it along the lines of Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report?
Mostly commentary.
The old curmudgeon Henry L. Mencken was the editor, if that's any clue.
Not for me. But then again, I'm not very bright. It would have to be a real obvious clue. :-)
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Not for me. But then again, I'm not very bright. It would have to be a real obvious clue. :-)
Henry L. Mencken, from a Baltimore newspaper, was the one who persistently challenged conventional notions; he also wrote much about the English language. He was influential mostly circa 1900-1930.
Mencken would have a field day with the primitives on Skins's island today, if he were alive.
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ConservativeCave thread about Whatcha Readin.
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
What kind of magazine is it, frank? Is it along the lines of Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report?
Mostly commentary.
The old curmudgeon Henry L. Mencken was the editor, if that's any clue.
Not for me. But then again, I'm not very bright. It would have to be a real obvious clue. :-)
He gave us some great quotes Jen
"It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office."
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. "
And one of his most famous
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
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The Fabric of Sin by Phil Rickman. It's the latest in a series about an Anglican exorcist (or deliverance consultant as we call them).
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The S.A.S. Survival Handbook by John "Lofty" Wiseman.
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I'm still readin' the same book WE recommended a month ago.
Almost done with it. :p
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Just finished David McCullaough's 1776 which I think I was reading the last time someone asked this question. :uhsure:
I'm re-reading, for fun, a book just recently returned to me after two years, lol. (I forgot I even loaned it out) It's P.J. O'rourke's Parliament of Whores which is pretty dated for a political book but still tons of fun!
Excerpt:
I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this: God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.
God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle-aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations. He holds men strictly accountable for their actions. He has little apparent concern for the material well-being of the disadvantaged. He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.
Santa Claus is another matter. He’s cute. He’s non-threatening. He’s always cheerful. And he loves animals. He may know who’s been naughty and who’s bee nice, but he never does anything about it. He gives everyone everything they want without thought of a quid pro quo. He works hard for charities, and he’s famously generous to the poor. Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one: There is no such thing as Santa Claus.
http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~568~0
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ok, this is ghey, but I am reading Lincoln and Whitman; parallel lives in the civil war, by dan epstein.
it compares Lincolns speeches and writings to Whitman's poetry.
so far, he is failing to prove the connection.
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I'm still readin' the same book WE recommended a month ago.
Almost done with it. :p
What book was that?
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I'm still readin' the same book WE recommended a month ago.
Almost done with it. :p
What book was that?
it was about the election of 1800. it was fascinating.
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I'm still readin' the same book WE recommended a month ago.
Almost done with it. :p
that book led me to this one:
The Age of Federalism (http://books.google.com/books?id=9RyG29bER3QC&dq=%22the+age+of+federalism%22&pg=PP1&ots=pG_N1sY_G8&sig=cupIWcPTmTbtFFJ5rx8tikbwaSQ&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3D%2522the%2Bage%2Bof%2Bfederalism%2522&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail)
it's a doorstop of a book, but it totally cleared up the era after the revolution for me.
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at the moment, The Saboteurs by W.E.B Griffin, but I usually read 5 books a week or so, so it changes frequently.
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I've a lot more time for reading these days and try to include a mix of fiction and non-fiction. I just finished Ann's If Democrats Had Any Brains... and am starting The Whole Truth by David Baldacci.
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Just finished David McCullaough's 1776 which I think I was reading the last time someone asked this question. :uhsure:
I'm re-reading, for fun, a book just recently returned to me after two years, lol. (I forgot I even loaned it out) It's P.J. O'rourke's Parliament of Whores which is pretty dated for a political book but still tons of fun!
I read 1776 quite a while ago, excellent book.
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Just finished The Camel Club by David Baldacci.
Will start Mary, Mary by James Patterson soon.
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Just finished David McCullaough's 1776 which I think I was reading the last time someone asked this question. :uhsure:
I'm re-reading, for fun, a book just recently returned to me after two years, lol. (I forgot I even loaned it out) It's P.J. O'rourke's Parliament of Whores which is pretty dated for a political book but still tons of fun!
I read 1776 quite a while ago, excellent book.
I thought 1776 was okay. For some reason, John Adams seemed like the better of the two.
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I'm working on David McCullough's biography of Harry Truman, and just started Kate Mosse's new book Sepulchre..
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Just finished David McCullaough's 1776 which I think I was reading the last time someone asked this question. :uhsure:
I'm re-reading, for fun, a book just recently returned to me after two years, lol. (I forgot I even loaned it out) It's P.J. O'rourke's Parliament of Whores which is pretty dated for a political book but still tons of fun!
I read 1776 quite a while ago, excellent book.
I thought 1776 was okay. For some reason, John Adams seemed like the better of the two.
I haven't read John Adams yet, it's next on my list.
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It just felt like 1776 borrowed most of its material from JA. I felt like I was reading the same book over again.
I thought John Adams was the better-written one.
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Geisha, a life written by Mineko Iwasaki, Great story.
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The Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. I just finished reading another one of her books, Plain Truth. I've seen her books, just never paid much attention to them. I'm liking them so far.
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Geisha, a life written by Mineko Iwasaki, Great story.
I read that book a few years ago. I liked it a lot, she has quite an interesting story.
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The Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
I've read all of Joels books to date....great reads, but I hope they are not prophetic.......
doc
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I've read all of Joels books to date....great reads, but I hope they are not prophetic.......
doc
You and me both. Reminds me of Clancy in how accurate he is about stuff.
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After reading (and re-reading) frank's 'Peter or Paul' thread, I requested a copy of Titan from my library. Sounds like good reading. :popcorn:
http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Life-John-Rockefeller-Sr/dp/1400077303/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210551490&sr=1-1
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I'm one of those people who read several books at once, usually one fiction and a few nonfiction plus fashion magazines...I LOVE fashion magazines...Vogue, InStyle, Elle...except I don't read Vanity Fair (well I did buy that one issue with Bruce Willis on the cover) because it's like DU with great clothes and killer shoes.
Anyway...I'm reading White Noise by Don DeLillo...I just can't escape my leftist lit major roots no matter how hard I try (though having changed my basic life philosophy, I see these books much differently now).
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor by Joesph Campbell because I love mythology, especially creation mythology. There is a common thread that runs through creation myths regardless how diverse the cultures, which is pretty mind-blowing if you think about it.
Shakespeare's Garden and A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare because I'm making a Shakespeare garden outside my kitchen window.
And 2 that are practical, industry oriented books: Pastured Poultry Profits by Joel Salatin (no brainer as to why).
Lastly, Personal Fitness Training: Theory & Practice because I want to get my fitness training certification. The town I live in (well, actually I live 6 miles outside the town in farm country) is very, very small...under 1000 people. I spent most of my life in the suburbs where there was a gym nearly on every corner and a cornucopia of fitness classes available through the local rec center. The people here are kind, wonderful, "backbone of America" types, but they are incredibly out of shape and overweight. IMO, this is due mostly to a lack of resources. My hope is to find a way to bring fitness classes here. The town hall sponsors a variety of activities...no reason exercise classes shouldn't be one of them.
Cindie
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I picked up a copy of The World Without Us. It's a left-wing orgasmic gush-fest about how the world would wonderfully revert back to it's natural state once man disappears.
It should be a hoot.
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i'm currently reading: The Man with The Golden Torc by Simon R Green. Sci-fi ish fantasy ish very good.
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I am re-reading the Wingman series.
Not as good as I recall when I read it over 2 decades ago.
:cheersmate:
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I recently picked up 11 American Mercury magazines from the 1920s.
For its time, American Mercury was considered a daring, iconoclastic sort of magazine.
But my, my, how the world changes; today the people attracted to it if it existed today, would be conservatives and Republicans, while Democrats, liberals, and primitives would be shocked its brash straightforwardness, and want it burned.
Right now, I'm reading an article about the undertaking industry circa 1927.
What kind of magazine is it, frank? Is it along the lines of Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report?
Mostly commentary.
The old curmudgeon Henry L. Mencken was the editor, if that's any clue.
Not for me. But then again, I'm not very bright. It would have to be a real obvious clue. :-)
He gave us some great quotes Jen
"It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office."
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. "
And one of his most famous
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
Too funny. The P.J. O'Rourke book I just re-read, in one of it's chapter headings, has one of my favorite H.L. Mencken quotes.
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H.L. Mencken
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I think I'm just gonna spend the night bumping old threads. :p
Stumbled across a new blog, "The Art of Manliness". They have a decent book list, "100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library". I ordered a few of them from my library. Mostly the Roosevelt and Franklin biographies.
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/14/100-must-read-books-the-essential-mans-library/
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i am reading a really stupid book by some comedienne named Chelsea Handler. she is just not funny and her schtick is really kinda gross.
its called, "are you there Vodka? its me chelsea"
she does reveal that her mother is now deceased, which, i would hope so. i would hate to read something like that from my own daughter. ugh..
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Leatherneck Legends.......Marine legends from WWI to Viet-Nam.
A very good read that tends to dwell on WWII ..but does get into the whats and whys of the Chosin reservoir in Korea.
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I'm reading some collected works of Kant and Voltaire. Kant was a very angry man.
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I would be too if I was named for a slang for the female dingus dongus.
I am reading Straight Into Darkness by Faye Kellerman. It is a really interesting story set in Germany during the beginnings of Hilter's rise to power. There is a serial killer running around murdering women and the police have to dodge political fever to try to find the killer. I love the way she puts so many facts into the story too. http://www.amazon.com/Straight-into-Darkness-Faye-Kellerman/dp/0446530409/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211317532&sr=8-31
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Currently I am "reading" Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FMFVKN93L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
and the Pocket Guide to shade Perennials by W. George Schmid
(http://www.rbg.ca/newsletter/Archives/0201/bkshadeprn.jpg)
We are redoing our planting beds (along with a new deck, redoing our pond and had an arbor built over the deck). So every night when I go to bed I look through these books and plan what I'm going to do in the beds.
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Currently on Soul Harvest.
(Yes, I've never read the Left Behind books before now.)
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Currently on Soul Harvest.
(Yes, I've never read the Left Behind books before now.)
they start off just beautifully - then it rambles for about three books. but overall, excellent series. some of it is kind of weird, but it follows the narrative of the the Bible fairly closely. and i said 'fairly' because there is no way to have the exact facts of every story in those books.
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Currently on Soul Harvest.
(Yes, I've never read the Left Behind books before now.)
I never finished the series, but I really enjoyed the Left Behind books. I think I read up through book 6.
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There are two more series that are related to the Left Behind series
Soon by Jerry Jenkins is awesome, I love that series! http://www.amazon.com/Soon-Beginning-End-Underground-Zealot/dp/0842384073/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211407230&sr=1-1
And the Babylon Rising series by Tim LaHaye is a lot like Indiana Jones type adventures but they look for Biblical treasures.
http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-Rising-Edge-Darkness/dp/0553384465/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211407296&sr=1-1
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I think I'm just gonna spend the night bumping old threads. :p
Stumbled across a new blog, "The Art of Manliness". They have a decent book list, "100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library". I ordered a few of them from my library. Mostly the Roosevelt and Franklin biographies.
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/14/100-must-read-books-the-essential-mans-library/
I'm shocked at how good that list is. Also, my vanity requires that I report here that I've read more than most of them. (probably own around half) As to the books I have not read from the list, almost all were (or are now) on my list. However, I will not be reading 4 books on Teddy Roosevelt! LOL
H5 for the great find! :cheersmate: