puritana
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Post by puritana on Feb 9, 2019 22:05:25 GMT -5
Finished "Black Elk Speaks". It was interesting, but was terribly sad near the end.
For some reason, The Right Stuff hasn't arrived yet.
And, since I've already read Skunk Works years ago, I returned it today and started "Slowhand: The life and music of Clapton" by Philip Norman.
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Post by driftingfate on Feb 10, 2019 8:06:07 GMT -5
Just received "House of the Assassins", book 2 in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter International fame.)
Ordered the new "Pistolcraft" book by Reid Henrichs. Not my favorite instructor out there, but far from the worst, and I try to stay current on these things.
Have a "Reversing Hermon" by Dr. Michael Heiser waiting in the wings for when I want something meatier to sink my mental teeth into.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 11, 2019 12:15:16 GMT -5
Re-reading David Brinkley's 1988 memoir, Washington Goes to War. The tale of a sleepy southern city filled with disinterested bureaucrats who are suddenly thrust into their greatest challenge, WWII. Much humor. I lived in our capitol in the late 1960s and worked and lived there, again, in the early 1980s. I am one of the few who love D.C. and enjoyed my time there.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 11, 2019 12:25:44 GMT -5
Just received "House of the Assassins", book 2 in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter International fame.) Ordered the new "Pistolcraft" book by Reid Henrichs. Not my favorite instructor out there, but far from the worst, and I try to stay current on these things. Have a "Reversing Hermon" by Dr. Michael Heiser waiting in the wings for when I want something meatier to sink my mental teeth into. My books on the subject are old from Cooper and Ayoob. I reached a point where I needed a living coach as I could only get so much from the books. 10 minutes of coaching beat any amount of books. |
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Post by driftingfate on Feb 11, 2019 15:02:02 GMT -5
Just received "House of the Assassins", book 2 in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter International fame.) Ordered the new "Pistolcraft" book by Reid Henrichs. Not my favorite instructor out there, but far from the worst, and I try to stay current on these things. Have a "Reversing Hermon" by Dr. Michael Heiser waiting in the wings for when I want something meatier to sink my mental teeth into. My books on the subject are old from Cooper and Ayoob. I reached a point where I needed a living coach as I could only get so much from the books. 10 minutes of coaching beat any amount of books. I have those books, too. Been collecting on the subject since my teens, but agree wholeheartedly that coaching and doing are the best ways to learn. Though it is surprising what a motivated person can teach themselves. |
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Post by driftingfate on Feb 13, 2019 16:33:43 GMT -5
Assignment from work: IAAO Pendium on appraisal.
Good info for my business, but about as dry as the Sahara. Wish me luck staying awake.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Feb 13, 2019 16:42:24 GMT -5
 Two For Texas by Burke, mighty fine reading.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2019 17:37:30 GMT -5
"You Have The Right to Remain Innocent".
An attorney telling the rest of us the same thing that cops tell their kids. Never, ever talk to the police. Nothing you say will be used to prove your innocence, and everything possible will be twisted and taken out of context to prove you guilty. Everything that they say to you from the moment that you become a suspect. Not that they are bad people, but they are trained to be deceitful and encouraged to do anything possible to get a conviction. If an innocent person goes to jail it's not their fault. Good advice.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 13, 2019 17:45:18 GMT -5
Just received a book ordered from Amazon entitled 'Sherlock Holmes as a Pipe Smoker', recommended by another Patch member. Can't wait to dig in. I plan to light my pipe, pour a whisky, and put myself into an overstuffed chair before opening that one up. It assembles references to every mention of Holmes pipes and tobaccos in the full canon of Doyle's work. Includes copies of the original illustrations of Holmes with pipe.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 17:50:24 GMT -5
Just started "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. I felt guilty having read so few women and went with her on a friend's suggestion. Also, her work is frequently mentioned in King's novels.
Also picked up "Bing Crosby A Pocketful of Dreams : The Early Years, 1903-1940 by Gary Giddins" on Jim's recommendation. Non-fiction ain't usually my bag, baby, but I am interested in learning about Bing- As so many old time pipers dig him so much. Don't know if I'll read the second book. For some reason it is way more expensive?
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 17:58:30 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? |
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Post by driftingfate on Feb 13, 2019 20:05:13 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? I like the books, but the second one just came out so you are going to have to wait a bit for the next one. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Feb 13, 2019 20:26:05 GMT -5
Two For Texas by Burke, mighty fine reading. Brad, get a copy of J. L. Burke's Swan Peak...great reading! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2019 20:43:03 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Why isn't the Stormlight Trilogy on the list? Or the Mistborn series. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 20:46:21 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Why isn't the Stormlight Trilogy on the list? Or the Mistborn series. I have the first Mistborn book laying around here somewhere. And I'll check into Storm light! Thanks! |
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 13, 2019 20:46:47 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Try the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. It's based in the D&D universe. So good. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 20:50:58 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Try the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. It's based in the D&D universe. So good. Forgot all about those. They were really good! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2019 20:51:03 GMT -5
The Blue Adept series is good. The Anne McCaffery Dragonhold books are great. The Bernard Cornwell Historical fiction books like The Last Kingdom are almost like high fantasy with lots of action, just based on real history. A thousand years ago this was like a completely different planet.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 20:52:12 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Try the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. It's based in the D&D universe. So good. Forgot all about those. They were really good! Read them in 8th-9th grade. Same era when I got into Salvatore. I used to devour those things. Haha |
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 13, 2019 20:52:32 GMT -5
Try the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. It's based in the D&D universe. So good. Forgot all about those. They were really good! Awesome. Dunno if you've ever gotten into cyberpunk, but you might try Neuromancer. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 20:57:48 GMT -5
Have you guys read Robert Low? He has a great series called The Oathsworn. Kind of historical fiction with some fantasy elements. Brutal Viking stuff. It sparked my interest in Vikings back before the current pop craze. I was wearing Mjolnir necklaces and stuff .. haha
Writing down all these suggestions, thanks! Looks like my coming reading year is just about 'booked' up.
And yes, I always dug cyberpunk. Neuromancer was great!
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 13, 2019 20:59:04 GMT -5
Have you guys read Robert Low? He has a great series called The Oathsworn. Kind of historical fiction with some fantasy elements. Brutal Viking stuff. It sparked my interest in Vikings back before the current pop craze. I was wearing Mjolnir necklaces and stuff .. haha That's awesome. I'm about to run a GURPS campaign that's based on the Viking era in England. I should look that up. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2019 21:19:39 GMT -5
The Reluctant Swordsman by David Duncan,pretty good 4 or 5 books.
Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan, great series.
David Weber and The War Gods Own series.
No matter what anyone tells you, stay far, far away from The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. No amount of fairies and giants is worth the angst.
The Elvenbane by Andre Norton.
And if you want to read a great fantasy, Elantris.
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Post by JimInks on Feb 13, 2019 21:24:06 GMT -5
I've been reading Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star The War Years: 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins. If you have any interest in Bing, you should get this book and Giddins' first volume on Bing, which covers his life from 1903-1940. Very detailed and Giddins shows how Bing influenced and was influenced by the culture of his times.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 13, 2019 21:30:03 GMT -5
While I'm here.. I would love to get into a good epic high fantasy series. These grey months have me looking to escape reality. I've read GoT, LOTR, everything Salvatore, The Wheel of Time... Most recently "The First Law" trilogy which was gory and fun. Any suggestions would be great.
driftingfate I saw you're into Saga of the Forgotten Warrior . Is that worth getting into? Just started the Nevernight series. Excellent and a lot of good reviews. |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 13, 2019 21:31:37 GMT -5
The Blue Adept series is good. The Anne McCaffery Dragonhold books are great. The Bernard Cornwell Historical fiction books like The Last Kingdom are almost like high fantasy with lots of action, just based on real history. A thousand years ago this was like a completely different planet. Ann McAffrey is seriously good stuff. |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 13, 2019 21:33:45 GMT -5
Have you guys read Robert Low? He has a great series called The Oathsworn. Kind of historical fiction with some fantasy elements. Brutal Viking stuff. It sparked my interest in Vikings back before the current pop craze. I was wearing Mjolnir necklaces and stuff .. haha That's awesome. I'm about to run a GURPS campaign that's based on the Viking era in England. I should look that up. Interesting. I’m currently running a Call of Cthulhu campaign on Saturday nights for my sons and nephews. One nephew runs DND and we alternate. |
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 13, 2019 22:21:57 GMT -5
That's awesome. I'm about to run a GURPS campaign that's based on the Viking era in England. I should look that up. Interesting. I’m currently running a Call of Cthulhu campaign on Saturday nights for my sons and nephews. One nephew runs DND and we alternate. I've always wanted to play the CoC game but haven't ever gotten a chance. I don't think I would ever have guessed that you're a tabletop gamer. Hah hah. Man, our tastes are spookily similar. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 13, 2019 23:08:05 GMT -5
That's awesome. I'm about to run a GURPS campaign that's based on the Viking era in England. I should look that up. Interesting. I’m currently running a Call of Cthulhu campaign on Saturday nights for my sons and nephews. One nephew runs DND and we alternate. This guy has the answer! hahaha I'm always bummed I have no one to game with- He said heck with it and raised a group of his own gamers. |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 13, 2019 23:11:47 GMT -5
"You Have The Right to Remain Innocent". An attorney telling the rest of us the same thing that cops tell their kids. Never, ever talk to the police. Nothing you say will be used to prove your innocence, and everything possible will be twisted and taken out of context to prove you guilty. Everything that they say to you from the moment that you become a suspect. Not that they are bad people, but they are trained to be deceitful and encouraged to do anything possible to get a conviction. If an innocent person goes to jail it's not their fault. Good advice. I am sad to agree with you. With a senior cop in my family and my working for a firm of retired cops, what you write is too often so. I have seen it first hand. |
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Two For Texas by Burke, mighty fine reading.
