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Forum Boards => Baggage Car - Daily Chat => Topic started by: deemery on July 11, 2019, 12:08:24 PM
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Greg Shinnie has run a "What are you reading this summer" thread on Another Forum. I thought, particularly given the discussions in yesterday's chat on Gettysburg, it might be worth starting a book club discussion here.
Rules: The books do NOT have to be railroad related. Both fiction and non-fiction are in scope. Start a discussion by naming a book and why you like it. It would help to provide an Amazon link to your book, so people can get bibliographic information (and order there if they want.) We can talk about what's in that book, other books on the same topic, or the underlying subject of the book (e.g. how we discussed the Battle of Gettysburg itself after someone mentioned "Killer Angels.")
dave
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Wow.......... Dave....
This could be dangerous ! ! ! And yes........ I have this many books going at once.
I read a lot and of a mixed bag of stuff.. Soooooooooooo
Burlington West..... Richard Overton 1941 Harvard University press out of print History of the Burlington Railroad 1959 - 1940
The Art of Biblical Narrative Robert Alter 2011 Judaic Studies OT writing styles
The Sleepwalkers Christopher Clark 2014 How the world entered WWI
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling Ross King 2003
The Edge of Anarchy Jack Kelly 2018 The labor movement in Chicago 1880-1900
OK............ you asked
see ya
Bob
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Great timing, Dave. You caught me at the beach.
Lessons From Lucy/Dave Barry https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Lucy-Simple-Joys-Happy/dp/1501161156/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BNB6WYK6B75X&keywords=lessons+from+lucy&qid=1562864577&s=gateway&sprefix=Lessons+%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1
I know there are a lot of dog lovers on here. Lucy can teach all of us something, I'm sure.
The Last Open Road/Burt Levy https://www.amazon.com/Last-Open-Road/dp/096421072X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AKELBLM9JC8B&keywords=the+last+open+road&qid=1562864729&s=books&sprefix=the+last+open+%2Caps%2C148&sr=1-1
Anyone from New Jersey and any gearhead will enjoy this pseudo history of the early days of The Sports Car Club of America
You'll have to try your own underlining for the link. The site doesn't like the way I tried it.
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Finished these three last month. I switch from History to Fiction with a mix of both.
1. A Friend of Mr. Lincoln -
https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Mr-Lincoln-Stephen-Harrigan/dp/0307745333/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A54KXZRDSWCT&keywords=a+friend+of+mr+lincoln&qid=1562866033&s=gateway&sprefix=A+friend+of+Lincoln%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Mr-Lincoln-Stephen-Harrigan/dp/0307745333/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A54KXZRDSWCT&keywords=a+friend+of+mr+lincoln&qid=1562866033&s=gateway&sprefix=A+friend+of+Lincoln%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1)
2. The Name of the Rose -
https://www.amazon.com/Name-Rose-Umberto-Eco/dp/0544176561/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2WMA6EJFI0K2N&keywords=the+name+of+the+rose&qid=1562866341&s=gateway&sprefix=The+name%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-2 (https://www.amazon.com/Name-Rose-Umberto-Eco/dp/0544176561/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2WMA6EJFI0K2N&keywords=the+name+of+the+rose&qid=1562866341&s=gateway&sprefix=The+name%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-2)
3. The Killer Angels -
https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Angels-Classic-Novel-Trilogy/dp/0345348109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M3F4G0IDQDH&keywords=the+killer+angels&qid=1562866418&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Kioller%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Angels-Classic-Novel-Trilogy/dp/0345348109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M3F4G0IDQDH&keywords=the+killer+angels&qid=1562866418&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Kioller%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1)
Currently reading books by Janet Evanovich.
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Tom....
Name of a Rose is one of my favorites. I have books that I re-read on a five and some on a ten year cycle. That is on my five year.
How are you with your Latin to read Eco? ? ?
see yaBob
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Reading 3 books at the moment
Ian Poulter No Limits https://www.amazon.com/No-Limits-Autobiography-Ian-Poulter/dp/1782066888/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1EBAJSK2MHEN7&keywords=ian+poulter+book&qid=1562882913&s=gateway&sprefix=Ian+Poul%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-3
(https://www.amazon.com/No-Limits-Autobiography-Ian-Poulter/dp/1782066888/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1EBAJSK2MHEN7&keywords=ian+poulter+book&qid=1562882913&s=gateway&sprefix=Ian+Poul%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-3)
Raymond Feist , King of Ashes , I love Fantasy and long before Game of Thrones
https://www.amazon.com/King-Ashes-Book-Firemane-Saga/dp/0061468452/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T9T8HDALKVQJ&keywords=raymond+feist&qid=1562883033&s=gateway&sprefix=raymond%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1
(https://www.amazon.com/King-Ashes-Book-Firemane-Saga/dp/0061468452/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T9T8HDALKVQJ&keywords=raymond+feist&qid=1562883033&s=gateway&sprefix=raymond%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1)
Over the Hills to Georgian Bay: The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railwayhttps://www.amazon.com/Over-Hills-Georgian-Bay-Arnprior/dp/0919783066/ref=sr_1_88?crid=QO2ROKOV3WQB&keywords=canadian+railroad&qid=1562883400&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sprefix=canadian+rai%2Caps%2C217&sr=1-88 (https://www.amazon.com/Over-Hills-Georgian-Bay-Arnprior/dp/0919783066/ref=sr_1_88?crid=QO2ROKOV3WQB&keywords=canadian+railroad&qid=1562883400&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sprefix=canadian+rai%2Caps%2C217&sr=1-88)
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www.amazon.com/White-Cascade-Northern-Deadliest-Avalanche-ebook/dp/B000Q67KZG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BJMIVUHB5XA0&keywords=the+white+cascade+by+gary+krist&qid=1562884177&s=gateway&sprefix=The+White+Casc%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1 (http://https://www.amazon.com/White-Cascade-Northern-Deadliest-Avalanche-ebook/dp/B000Q67KZG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BJMIVUHB5XA0&keywords=the+white+cascade+by+gary+krist&qid=1562884177&s=gateway&sprefix=The+White+Casc%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1)
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Finished this, but worth recommending for a good read: Fredrik Backman, "A Man Called Ove." Good fiction and funny! About an old guy coping with the modern world. Kind of sounds familiar.
--George
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Tom....
Name of a Rose is one of my favorites. I have books that I re-read on a five and some on a ten year cycle. That is on my five year.
How are you with your Latin to read Eco? ? ?
see yaBob
Bob,
My latin sucks. Took it in the ninth grade at military school. At least Eco did give a few translations.
The only books I read on a cycle (every 10 years or so) are the JRR Tolkien - Hobbit series and The Civil War series, 3 volumes, by Shelby Foote.
Tom ;D
Tom
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Just finished Every Tool is a Hammer by Adam Savage. And moved on to Truman by David McCullough
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👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Yes, Sam Posey the race car driver.
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Finished this, but worth recommending for a good read: Fredrik Backman, "A Man Called Ove." Good fiction and funny! About an old guy coping with the modern world. Kind of sounds familiar.
--George
The movie is great also if you can watch a film with subtitles.
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I have a book suggestion for the Grandpa, Grandmas, Moms and Dads. I have been reading this series of books to my Grandkids.
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Here is the diagram from the front cover of the book. My Grandson can point to the major parts of a Steam Locomotive and asks what they do.
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And for Jerry and us weekend farmers.
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Wow I gotta keep that in mind. My grandson would love it........Dennis
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re-read the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, excellent mystery/fantasy book about whether or not Vlad the Impaler was really the vampire Dracula,,, 3 time periods, running around Eastern Europe, really cool.
https://www.amazon.com/Historian-Elizabeth-Kostova/dp/0316070637/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F1P6OVX4YNAR&keywords=the+historian+elizabeth+kostova&qid=1564163547&s=gateway&sprefix=the+historian%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1
I just got in the mail "Model Railroading as Art" by Lance Mindheim. After listening to him recently on two podcasts, I felt I needed an art education to help my modeling. Very cool book.
https://www.amazon.com/Model-Railroading-Art-Lance-Mindheim/dp/1726325407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2P28MUVM3I1U9&keywords=model+railroading+as+art&qid=1564163779&s=gateway&sprefix=model+railr%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-2