BritKLR
Vice Commander
"Where men win glory" by Jon Krakauer. The Pat Tillman story.
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What books y'all reading?
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PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
If you like reading about the Northwest Passage, read about Roald Amundsen. He was one bad-ass Norwegian. He also looked for the passage, attempted to reach the North Pole, and then heard someone beat him to it, so he pulled back. Now historians doubt the other party's claim that they reached the N Pole. Amundsen instead launched an effort to reach the S Pole first and succeeded. He beat a team of Brits who perished in their effort.
Also, read The Terror. Historical fiction about the NW Passage.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
Matt, listen to The 50's, by Dave Halberstam. Very excellent history of our nation from post WW II to our U2 getting shot down. The guy is a good writer.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
This was excellent! Pretty spooky what happened to him after he was freed.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
I read No Country. Cormac McCarthy is very good, but he freaks me out. I have the heard The Road is pretty spooky. Try The Crossing and All the Pretty Horses, Blood Meridian.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
Krakauer does his research! A Perfect Storm describes all the different ways you can die from drowning. Good stuff to think about during long, open water swims...
Some more:
Read The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester. I felt bad that a Brit (expatriate) was writing so knowledgeably about the history of the United States, including things I had never heard of before. But he's a scholar and I'm not
- and he's an American citizen now so he knew where to place his allegiance 
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
Tried reading (rather listening) to War and Peace. Made it about two chapters before I got bored of it. Meh
Then listed to Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth by James Tabor. This was a good book about some serious caving.
Barrow's Boys by Fergus Fleming, more Northwest Passage narratives but also some about the British quest to find the source of the Niger in Africa, all driven, apparently, by John Barrow.
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen, the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by the crew of Ferdinand Magellan from 1519-1522. It was probably bad timing to read it after so many other sailing, discovery and navigation-related books, but it was given to me and I didn't have anything else to read at the time. I need a change of topics so I think I will be looking at some of the books mentioned above.
Also read Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning. Took me several chapters to get engaged with this one but once I got used to his literary style things picked up and I was able to take quite a bit away from it.
Now reading Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien. Got this from my aunt. It's an interesting story, though a bit bleedingheart animal lover for my personal tastes. Owls are interesting creatures, that is certainly evidenced through this story.
Read The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester. I felt bad that a Brit (expatriate) was writing so knowledgeably about the history of the United States, including things I had never heard of before. But he's a scholar and I'm not
- and he's an American citizen now so he knew where to place his allegiance Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
Tried reading (rather listening) to War and Peace. Made it about two chapters before I got bored of it. Meh
Then listed to Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth by James Tabor. This was a good book about some serious caving.
Barrow's Boys by Fergus Fleming, more Northwest Passage narratives but also some about the British quest to find the source of the Niger in Africa, all driven, apparently, by John Barrow.
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen, the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by the crew of Ferdinand Magellan from 1519-1522. It was probably bad timing to read it after so many other sailing, discovery and navigation-related books, but it was given to me and I didn't have anything else to read at the time. I need a change of topics so I think I will be looking at some of the books mentioned above.
Also read Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning. Took me several chapters to get engaged with this one but once I got used to his literary style things picked up and I was able to take quite a bit away from it.
Now reading Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien. Got this from my aunt. It's an interesting story, though a bit bleedingheart animal lover for my personal tastes. Owls are interesting creatures, that is certainly evidenced through this story.
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http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Never...=UTF8&qid=1408075909&sr=1-1&keywords=joe+hill
A fascinating time in our country, and the Wobblies were an amazing phenomenon in their own right.
...and a stone cold travesty what happened to Joe Hill....
Dan
A fascinating time in our country, and the Wobblies were an amazing phenomenon in their own right.
...and a stone cold travesty what happened to Joe Hill....
Dan
Reading The Summit by Eric Alexander, who is a friend of and accompanied Erik Wehenmeyer on his climbs to become the first blind man to ascend the seven summits. Good stuff.
Also picked these up for less than $20 at Goodwill. Will work these in among others over the next few months. Already read the 7 Habits but wanted it on my bookshelf
For word search later:
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Stephen Johnson
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness by Stephen Covey
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey
Good to Great by Jim Collins
How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company by David Magee
Also picked these up for less than $20 at Goodwill. Will work these in among others over the next few months. Already read the 7 Habits but wanted it on my bookshelf
For word search later:
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Stephen Johnson
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness by Stephen Covey
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey
Good to Great by Jim Collins
How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company by David Magee
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PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
The 
got me a copy of Driving Honda - very cool!
got me a copy of Driving Honda - very cool!
mcgaskins
Rising Sun Member
Keith Code's "Twist of the Wrist". Excellent high performance motorcycle handbook: http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Vol-High-Performance-Motorcycle/dp/0965045021
Was given the following, will be working through them:
Almost done with [url='http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680011/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416605971&sr=8-1&keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad"]Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not![/url] by Robert Kiyosaki
The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
Also Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter With Your Money by Robert Kiyosaki
Almost done with [url='http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680011/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416605971&sr=8-1&keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad"]Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not![/url] by Robert Kiyosaki
The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
Also Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter With Your Money by Robert Kiyosaki
If you haven't read it yet, I'd recommend "Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work" by Matthew Crawford
Perfect reading for anybody who likes to wrench on old cars or bikes or, really anything.
Perfect reading for anybody who likes to wrench on old cars or bikes or, really anything.
I'm not an avid reader, but I finished this one in 3 days on my recent vacation. INCREDIBLE story of a guy who ran track in the 1936 Olympics, then went to war (WWII in the Pacific). Got shot down in his bomber over the Pacific, survived for 40-something days on a life raft, and then got captured and spent 2+ years in a Japanese POW camp. If ever you feel like your entitled life is difficult, just read what this guy went through and you'll feel pretty good about what you have.
http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/0739319698
Unbroken is coming out as a movie later this month, so if you like to read a book and then see the movie, here's your shot. Not sure if the movie will be any good (directed by Angelina Jolie), but this is still one of the best books/stories I've ever read.
Picked up The Wealthy Barber Returns by David Chilton
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Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray at the Goodwill for about $2.50 each a couple weeks ago.
The Wealthy Barber series is written for Canadians, but a lot of the same principles apply. I heard about it from my coworkers up in Canada so decided to give it a try.
I have heard about Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus for ever and ever, but I've found it to a page-turner and I would highly recommend it for anyone who is married, engaged, dating, or just interested in having better communication with the opposite sex. I guess a person can only do one thing at a time, but like so many of these other books I wish I would have picked this one up a long time ago.
and
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray at the Goodwill for about $2.50 each a couple weeks ago.
The Wealthy Barber series is written for Canadians, but a lot of the same principles apply. I heard about it from my coworkers up in Canada so decided to give it a try.
I have heard about Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus for ever and ever, but I've found it to a page-turner and I would highly recommend it for anyone who is married, engaged, dating, or just interested in having better communication with the opposite sex. I guess a person can only do one thing at a time, but like so many of these other books I wish I would have picked this one up a long time ago.
Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
I just finished Hope. About Tom Walsh who discovered the Camp Bird Mine outside Ouray and his daughter Evelyn, who purchased the legendary (allegedly cursed) Hope diamond.
If you have driven Imogene you have driven past it. Closed now.
If you have driven Imogene you have driven past it. Closed now.
Read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (A Sherlock Holmes story) to get a break from personal development books, and took it with me on vacation. Good read, went fast.
Started Who Needs a Road? by Harold Stevens and Albert Podell, need to keep working on it. Again a more relaxing read while on vacation. Decided as a good self-respecting Land Cruiser owner I needed to own this book so I bought it.
Favorite quote near the end of the book on page 381: "The Land Cruiser. How that machine-moving parts, wires, pistons, rubber wheels-how they have become a part of me, an extension of myself. It stands there, absorbing the morning rays of the sun, still cold and damp, but a turn of the key and it grows warm and carries me off, wherever I want to go, any place, every place. It becomes my life, and if it fails me, so goes my life. Simple."
Sep/Oct 2003 TT has an article about Harold Stevens that I'll dig up as well.
Also started The China Study by Thomas Campbell which was a study on nutrition and apparently makes a case for vegetarian diet, though I haven't gone more than a few pages into it. I've heard about it for years and it's been on my shelf for a long time.
Read a little bit of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Got a little bogged down but it was interesting reading about his classifications of whales and to start getting a feel for the story.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - a book written from a devil's perspective of trying to lead a believer away from God.
Wheat Belly by William Davis, who researched the effects of modern wheat on our health
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, a book about survival and expansion of the gene pool.
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. A biography of one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world.
Started Who Needs a Road? by Harold Stevens and Albert Podell, need to keep working on it. Again a more relaxing read while on vacation. Decided as a good self-respecting Land Cruiser owner I needed to own this book so I bought it.
Favorite quote near the end of the book on page 381: "The Land Cruiser. How that machine-moving parts, wires, pistons, rubber wheels-how they have become a part of me, an extension of myself. It stands there, absorbing the morning rays of the sun, still cold and damp, but a turn of the key and it grows warm and carries me off, wherever I want to go, any place, every place. It becomes my life, and if it fails me, so goes my life. Simple."
Sep/Oct 2003 TT has an article about Harold Stevens that I'll dig up as well.
Also started The China Study by Thomas Campbell which was a study on nutrition and apparently makes a case for vegetarian diet, though I haven't gone more than a few pages into it. I've heard about it for years and it's been on my shelf for a long time.
Read a little bit of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Got a little bogged down but it was interesting reading about his classifications of whales and to start getting a feel for the story.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - a book written from a devil's perspective of trying to lead a believer away from God.
Wheat Belly by William Davis, who researched the effects of modern wheat on our health
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, a book about survival and expansion of the gene pool.
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. A biography of one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world.
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smslavin
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That's a good list. If you're into Sherlock Holmes, I highly recommend these two.
The House of Silk
Moriarty
My current 'To-Read' stack has these in them.
Here I am
It's What I Do
Bending Adversity
Cinematography: Theory and Practice
Actively reading these.
The Middle Passage
Blue Ocean Strategy
Photography After Frank
Interaction of Color
I had never read Sherlock Holmes so I decided to give one a try. It's pretty good fiction.
It's estimated that 130 million books have been published, how many is a good number to read in a lifetime?
How about 10,000? Pretty ambitious.
I read this book every few years. Not sure I'll ever be able to take such a trip -- should have done it in my 20s.