vaportrailer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I enjoyed this! As long as there is an ocean and a lane in this, I will put it on my list. I f*ckin' love oceans and lanes.:cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 P.G. Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 "Christianization of Poland" by Jerzy Dowiat. Details happenings in 10th century Eastern Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a f**k" by Mark Manson. It's basically a book about the importance of choosing the set of problems you want to deal with in life, and throwing away the rest. Great read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service, by Gary Sinise.Finished today; while there are autobiographical stories throughout the book, the bulk of it documents Gary's unceasing efforts to assist our vetrans. From his foundation and other entites through The Lt. Dan Band (for which he plays bass), the zeal is evident. This includes custom homes for at least 3 vets who are quadruple amputees. Very inspiring, highly recommended! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Stephen King - The Dark Half. Though to be fair, I'm actually about 90% in, and almost finished. Having said that, before that, I read Needful Things, which is technically a sequel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Just finished: His short stories are pretty good, for the most part, although there was one clunker.Great imagery, and quite funny in spots. Damn good opening line: "One afternoon, in a particularly bright and glowing August, some years before I knew I was happy..." Now reading: It's about these guys and their time in Germany in the 60s: Should be an entertaining read! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump, by Andrew G McCabe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts On Crime, Punishment, and The Rule of Law, by Preet Bharara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vaportrailer Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 http://images.45worlds.com/f/bk/raymond-chandler-the-little-sister-8-bk.jpg I'm only 18 pages in, but I'm hooked. Fun stuff, and RC was a damn good writer. Best line so far: "On the smooth brown hair was a hat that had been taken from its mother too young." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Lao Tzu is another good Tzu to read, especially if you're into reading the Tzus. But try to find a good non-corny translation. This one's pretty nice: (note the variant spelling of his name, an obvious anagram for "o, a slut." :tsk: ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 It was really interesting. Poor citizens of Shanghai, who had to live through the Japanese occupation in 1937 and then the Communist takeover in 1949. The book features real stories from those who were children at the time and are still alive now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War Two, by Adam Makos. An account of the 3rd Armored Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 A Catered Cat Wedding: A Mystery with Recipes - Isis Crawford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I have entered the Cozy genre zone... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) http://images.45worlds.com/f/bk/raymond-chandler-the-little-sister-8-bk.jpg I'm only 18 pages in, but I'm hooked. Fun stuff, and RC was a damn good writer. Best line so far: "On the smooth brown hair was a hat that had been taken from its mother too young." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0BCEMG0CsChandler is great! My favorite line from him which is from "The High Window": “From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.” Edited May 15, 2019 by Mithrandir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 i believe it was Chandler that said , 'that was about as subtle as a tarantula on a piece of angel food cake.' That statement is priceless! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 http://images.45worlds.com/f/bk/raymond-chandler-the-little-sister-8-bk.jpg I'm only 18 pages in, but I'm hooked. Fun stuff, and RC was a damn good writer. Best line so far: "On the smooth brown hair was a hat that had been taken from its mother too young." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0BCEMG0CsChandler is great! My favorite line from him which is from "The High Window": “From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.” I just got into crime/detective fiction 5 or so years ago, I hadn't really paid attention before, sadly. There are some mighty fine writers in this genre, which I'm enjoying getting deeper into. I like the old-school guys for the most part (Chandler, Gardner, Spillane, Ross and John D MacDonald) but am open to any and all recommendations, new or old!I've read a few Elmore Leonard and they seemed mannered, ditto James Lee Burke. Robert Crais is a damn good writer. "LA Requiem" is one of his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Spoiler: In the former USSR a lot of people were just arrested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 http://images.45worlds.com/f/bk/raymond-chandler-the-little-sister-8-bk.jpg I'm only 18 pages in, but I'm hooked. Fun stuff, and RC was a damn good writer. Best line so far: "On the smooth brown hair was a hat that had been taken from its mother too young." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0BCEMG0CsChandler is great! My favorite line from him which is from "The High Window": “From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.” I just got into crime/detective fiction 5 or so years ago, I hadn't really paid attention before, sadly. There are some mighty fine writers in this genre, which I'm enjoying getting deeper into. I like the old-school guys for the most part (Chandler, Gardner, Spillane, Ross and John D MacDonald) but am open to any and all recommendations, new or old!I've read a few Elmore Leonard and they seemed mannered, ditto James Lee Burke. Robert Crais is a damn good writer. "LA Requiem" is one of his best. Dashiell Hammett is excellent. James M. Cain who wrote Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Spoiler: In the former USSR a lot of people were just arrested.You went LARGE with Solz..I went SMALL with One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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