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Post by Plainsman on Dec 10, 2020 20:13:57 GMT -5
Christopher Hibbert’s THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. From background to the rise of Napoleon. Fascinating stuff so far, and very well-written.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2020 15:25:25 GMT -5
Finally started Rhythm of War.
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 11, 2020 22:41:40 GMT -5
Finished THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, which I highly recommend. Now starting Nathaniel Philbrick’s MAYFLOWER: VOYAGE, COMMUNITY, WAR. The so-called Pilgrims have never interested me very much, but I look forward to getting to know them a little better, even if I wind up not liking them very much.
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Post by rconix9 on Dec 12, 2020 21:44:20 GMT -5
Finally started Rhythm of War. I'll be joining you shortly - halfway through Dawnshard! I may wait a week to start RoW - depends on how busy work is this week coming up. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 12, 2020 21:53:57 GMT -5
 News of the World by Jiles, bestbbook in a long time, gonna be a movie out at Christmas, suggest either the book or movie, it's that good.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 12, 2020 21:54:02 GMT -5
Finally started Rhythm of War. I'll be joining you shortly - halfway through Dawnshard! I may wait a week to start RoW - depends on how busy work is this week coming up. Dawnshard ended too soon. 😕 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 5:51:43 GMT -5
Reading an old horror classic, Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Took me a while to get into it and am now enjoying it.
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Post by rconix9 on Dec 13, 2020 8:56:10 GMT -5
I'll be joining you shortly - halfway through Dawnshard! I may wait a week to start RoW - depends on how busy work is this week coming up. Dawnshard ended too soon. 😕 I like his novellas (read all of arcanum unbounded) - they're good but you're right, at a tenth of the size of his normal books, they definitely end way too soon. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 13, 2020 9:49:06 GMT -5
News of the World by Jiles, bestbbook in a long time, gonna be a movie out at Christmas, suggest either the book or movie, it's that good. I have been seeing the trailers of that Tom Hanks movie, and thought that the title doesn’t seem to match the western setting. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 13, 2020 11:29:22 GMT -5
He's absolutely done with Uthred. He is going back to Sharpe. Seriously? Yes... love Sharpe but how’s he going to continue? His last novel had Sharpe and Harper meeting Napoleon in Elbe. The last movie/tv episode had Sharpe at Waterloo. Hmmm.... I have written to Cornwell about returning Obadiah Hakeswell in future Sharpe series. My favorite villain. He replied that I will have to wait and see. Sharpe would be around 40 years old on Elbe. Plenty time left for more adventures. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 13, 2020 11:53:16 GMT -5
Seriously? Yes... love Sharpe but how’s he going to continue? His last novel had Sharpe and Harper meeting Napoleon in Elbe. The last movie/tv episode had Sharpe at Waterloo. Hmmm.... I have written to Cornwell about returning Obadiah Hakeswell in future Sharpe series. My favorite villain. He replied that I will have to wait and see. Sharpe would be around 40 years old on Elbe. Plenty time left for more adventures. I remember him. It's been a long time since I read the books, but I remember him from the movies that really brought his character to life. What a SOB! And I've worked for people like that. What book was it where the huge Janissaries drove nails into the heads of the condemned prisoners with their fists? |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 13, 2020 18:32:19 GMT -5
Finished THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, which I highly recommend. Now starting Nathaniel Philbrick’s MAYFLOWER: VOYAGE, COMMUNITY, WAR. The so-called Pilgrims have never interested me very much, but I look forward to getting to know them a little better, even if I wind up not liking them very much. Almost finished. Excellent book. Learned that there is a difference between Pilgrims and Puritans. Don’t much care for either, still. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 14, 2020 9:24:18 GMT -5
Just heard about the passing of John le Carre last night. Although not a major fan, I did enjoy some of his works. May be time to reread “Tailor of Panama” and “The Spy who came in from the Cold.”
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 14, 2020 9:40:19 GMT -5
His last work was a rambling mis match, very disappointed as I loved his earlier works, Smiley was a great character. RIP!
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Post by jeffd on Dec 15, 2020 0:28:11 GMT -5
There are not many books so smoke inducing as SOUTH!, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition. I have read it a few times now and am currently just perusing. Clutching a warm large bowled Neerup churchwarden burning Escudo De Lux.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2020 1:06:44 GMT -5
I'm still a Jung man!  Re-reading 'The Red Book' so that I can get started on 'The Black Books' which arrived last week. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 16, 2020 15:33:09 GMT -5
I have written to Cornwell about returning Obadiah Hakeswell in future Sharpe series. My favorite villain. He replied that I will have to wait and see. Sharpe would be around 40 years old on Elbe. Plenty time left for more adventures. I remember him. It's been a long time since I read the books, but I remember him from the movies that really brought his character to life. What a SOB! And I've worked for people like that. What book was it where the huge Janissaries drove nails into the heads of the condemned prisoners with their fists? , India, 1799. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 16, 2020 15:51:56 GMT -5
I remember him. It's been a long time since I read the books, but I remember him from the movies that really brought his character to life. What a SOB! And I've worked for people like that. What book was it where the huge Janissaries drove nails into the heads of the condemned prisoners with their fists? , India, 1799. Yeah! Did you read it or Google it? 😁🤠 |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 16, 2020 17:15:07 GMT -5
Decided to reread “Red Phoenix” by Larry Bond. I’ve must have read this book a hundred time’s. A classic in my opinion.
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Post by exbenedict on Dec 17, 2020 13:34:12 GMT -5
Just finished the new Jack Reacher, The Sentinel.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 17, 2020 13:51:31 GMT -5
CJ BOX!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 17, 2020 19:53:34 GMT -5
CJ BOX! Which one? |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 17, 2020 20:03:47 GMT -5
Long Range, Amazon had it for 2$, might be a good read.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 17, 2020 21:37:05 GMT -5
Long Range, Amazon had it for 2$, might be a good read. I haven't read that one. Looking forward to a review. Never min. Ijjust ordered it. 😁😉🤠 |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 17, 2020 22:01:24 GMT -5
Sharpe's Tiger, India, 1799. Yeah! Did you read it or Google it? 😁🤠 I just re-read it last week and am reading the India trilogy again. This is my third go around. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 17, 2020 22:03:52 GMT -5
Yeah! Did you read it or Google it? 😁🤠 I just re-read it last week and am reading the India trilogy again. Cool. I've just read about 4 of the books and I want to read the rest. I also have all of the movies on DVD that I need to watch. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 18, 2020 10:10:21 GMT -5
I just re-read it last week and am reading the India trilogy again. Cool. I've just read about 4 of the books and I want to read the rest. I also have all of the movies on DVD that I need to watch. During my last deployment, one of my soldiers brought the entire Sharpe DVD series with him. Being a Sharpe fan, needless to say, we watched the entire series during our Friday maintenance days. It took a while but certainly gave us something to look forward to. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 18, 2020 13:24:34 GMT -5
Cool. I've just read about 4 of the books and I want to read the rest. I also have all of the movies on DVD that I need to watch. During my last deployment, one of my soldiers brought the entire Sharpe DVD series with him. Being a Sharpe fan, needless to say, we watched the entire series during our Friday maintenance days. It took a while but certainly gave us something to look forward to. And be glad you didn't have to fight Napoleon! |
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Post by rconix9 on Dec 19, 2020 14:26:43 GMT -5
Rhythm of War: 100 pages down, 1,100 to go!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2020 14:36:56 GMT -5
Rhythm of War: 100 pages down, 1,100 to go! About the same. |
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News of the World by Jiles, bestbbook in a long time, gonna be a movie out at Christmas, suggest either the book or movie, it's that good.
Re-reading 'The Red Book' so that I can get started on 'The Black Books' which arrived last week. 
