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Baird - how was this? I saw it the other day and was thinking about buying it. I am currently reading Peter the Great by Massie. Anyone interested in Russian history should check out his books. They are great |
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zblang,
I'm tempted to read John Adams. For a historian, McCullough's books are very readable, and although his subject matter has already obviously occured, his books actually build a type of suspense. I loved 1776. I'm going to take your recommendation. ********************************************** "I wish I'd a been a doctor. Maybe I'd have saved some life that's been lost. Maybe I'd have done some good in the world, instead of burning every bridge I've crossed." -Bob Dylan |
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The Good German
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Just finished - The Three Arched Bridge - Ismail Kadare
Just starting - Against the Day - Thomas Pynchon |
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"Secret Germany" - Baigent/Leigh. Stauffenberg's (failed) assassination attempt on Hitler's life and much more.
Will read "Conservative Mind" soon, it's on my list. |
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Just finished Straight Man by Richard Russo and started The Sea by John Banville.
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just finished a life uncorked by hugh johnson and started reading fast food nation. i am using it as motivation to stay away from fast food joints.
Now....where's that Screwpull? |
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The Kite Runner
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Read Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn this week on the plane to and from Chile.
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The Kite Runner was a great book.
Much better than the one I've got my nose in: Constitutional Law Of Canada, 8th Edition. I mean, talk about dry! The plot's going nowhere, this "jurisdiction" character is all over the map, and frankly, the whole "based on a true story" hook is not nearly enough to keep one interested. "I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret." John Cleese (Basil Fawlty) |
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and anything by Robert K.G. Temple *********************** "I have drunk not to the clouding of my reason, but just so much that I can still surely distinguish the syllables with my tongue." Athenaeus |
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The Sword of Lincoln (Jeffry D. Wert)
------------------------------ "Hey Man, I'm drinking wine, eating cheese and catching some rays." Oddball |
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I am about a half through it. It is kinda slow moving but not bad.
"There's no substitute for pulling corks" Alexis Lichine |
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"The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverant Journey Through the Wine World" by Lawrence Osborne
and just got done reading "Lunar Park" by Brett Easton Ellis |
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Spy: The Funny Years
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Just finishing up Where's My Space Age?: The rise and fall of futuristic design by Sean Topham
I originally thought this would be about all those great things that were promised to us back when, i.e. flying cars, jetpacks, self-cleaning houses, self-cooking kitchens, etc, that we were supposed to have by 1985. It's more about inflatable pod-houses and mod clothing styles and furniture of the 60's & early 70's. Still, an interesting read. *********** "Never RE-elect anybody." --Keith Squier |
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Cambridge history of Poland.
Only death is free, and even that costs you your life |
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"Wine and War: The French, The Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure"
Great read about the struggles of the French winemaking families in WWII. |
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Decent read, but struggles they were not. |
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Richard Russo is awesome -- I read this as soon as I finished Empire Falls. My wife gives me a hard time about my reading habits, because I am usually reading about five books at once. Right now I'm reading 1) "Crisis" by Robin Cook (good story, but this guy can't write dialogue worth a damn) 2) "The Island of the Day Before" by Umberto Eco (I've started this book three times over the years and never finished it). 3) "Memoirs of Fighting Captain" (about Admiral Lord Cochrane - the real man upon whom Patrick O'Brian based Jack Aubrey) 4) "Rumpole" by John Mortimer (the Folio Society's Edition) 5) "Bee Season" by Myla Goldberg (I keep this in my car for lunchtime reading) 6) "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke (fascinating reading -- a must for anyone who has read C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, etc.) 7) "1776" by David McCullough (another "car" book in case I want nonfiction during lunch). So that's the list -- I honestly have these seven books bookmarked and resting in various rooms in the house. Of course because of my reading habits, it usually takes me about three months to finish a book. ----------------------- Le vin français est inférieur Du vin français est surestimé Le vin français suce |
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"The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam" by Robert Spencer, "Epicenter" by Joel Rosenberg, and "Wildcards Book 1" edited by George R.R. Martin.
On the way: "World Atlast of Wine, 5th ed." |
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Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs. This book is a twisted and funny memoir.
__________________________ Alta is for skiers! |
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toetag -
"Mayella" and "chiffarobe". I'm sorry, but I couldn't let it go.... Will be starting Romeo and Juliet and 1984 next week. Ross Bernstein's "The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL." was delivered yesterday. Will start it tonight.... Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity.... |
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Golf&Pinot, what do you think of Bee Season? I read it a couple of years ago, and while it seemed promising, I didn't enjoy the side plot about the brother and I just really didn't come away loving the story.
Altaholic, I liked Running with Scissors and actually didn't hate the movie version. I prefer Dry by Burroughs and would recommend it. |
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Good Wine Conversation.
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