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Just finished 'The Hunger Games.' Yeah, yeah it's young adult fiction, who cares. It was entertaining.
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Finished The Sisters Who Would Be Queen. It is about Jane Grey and her sisters and the Tudor succession crisis of the last half of the 16th Century - the search for a protestant male heir. It was an interesting read.
Interesting facts -
There was a law on the books that to become the monarch you had to be born in England. This law dated from Edward III's era. That was changed to allow James VI and I of Scotland to succeed Elizabeth
Jane Grey the oldest briefly succeeded Edward VI, but was never crowned and eventually executed. The remaining Grey sisters since they were in the royal line had to have Elizabeth's permission to marry. She didn't give it, and they didn't ask, and they married anyway. Elizabeth responded by arresting them and their husbands. The middle sister, Katharine, remained under house arrest for the rest of her life. Her sons were the main rivals to James VI and I for the throne after Elizabeths death.
Started Jeff Shara's final volume of his triology on WW II in Europe No Less Than VictoryLast edited by happyone; 03-09-2010, 12:06 PM.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan by Robert Leckie
A intimate history of the Marine battles during World War II, written by an author who served in the Corps and fought on Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and Peleliu. (Leckie is one of the three main characters who is the focus of the HBO mini series "The Pacific".)
Excellent!Col. Klink: "Staff officers are so clever."
Gen. Burkhalter: "Klink, I am a staff officer."
Col. Klink: "I didn't mean you sir, you're not clever."Comment
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Is that out? Awesome! I really enjoyed the first two in the series.Originally posted by happyone View PostCol. Klink: "Staff officers are so clever."
Gen. Burkhalter: "Klink, I am a staff officer."
Col. Klink: "I didn't mean you sir, you're not clever."Comment
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Appearently, last November. The library just got it in.Originally posted by USS Utah View Post
I may be small, but I'm slow.
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The Third Option by Vince Flynn.. One of the many in this series. It has started with a bang..Comment
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So I finished last night. Definitely not going to be a hit with the mainstream LDS crowd as she's pretty irreverent, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.Originally posted by Green Lantern View PostSo Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.Comment
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Irreverent is good. We need more Bakers and Pugmires in sacrament meeting.Originally posted by MarkGrace View PostKids in general these days seem more socially retarded...
None of them date. They hang out. They text. They sit in the same car or room and don't say a word...they text. Then, they go home and whack off to internet porn.
I think that's the sad truth about why these kids are retards.
--Portland UteComment
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just finished "Where Men Win Glory" by Krakauer. Quick read.
Interesting man that Pat Tillman.
Interesting to read that although Kevin was there he knew nothing about it until later. Hate to see how much cover up was done to make him a "medaled hero" in the Bush war. Warning that Krakauer does lean one way anti Bush. I still feel he did justice to this tragedy.
Would recommend it to those looking for a quick read.Comment
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Finished No Less Than Victory. It was a good book. A couple of the scenes seems thrown in, esp the one about the bombadier. It covers the ETO from the Battle of the Bulge to the end of the war. The three main non historical characters are in the 106 ID and are in the regiment that doesn't surrender. I think they are the best part of the story.
Shaara does have some German point of view, Von Runstead and Speer, at the macro level, but most of it is from the American view point. He does go into the Montgomery vs the US generals a litttle bit and explores Ike's efforts to keep a lid on that.
If you like Shaara's pervious stuff, you'll like this one.
I started After Elizabeth by Leanda de Lisle. It is about James I accession to the English throne. I seem to be on an English history phase right now
I may be small, but I'm slow.
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"Churchill," by Paul Johnson. A fast read, and a survey of the great man's life. Highly recommended. It is amazing to see all the many aspect of the 20the century in which Churchill had a hand.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
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I just started reading Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile, by Gyles Brandreth. This is a series of British murder mysteries with Oscar Wilde acting as Sherlock Holmes. Wilde knew Conan Doyle, and Brandreth cleverly suggests that it was Oscar who supplied the original inspiration for Holmes. I've read three other books in the series, all dead good. Wilde makes a wonderful character, and it is fascinating to see the author write imagined Wilde dialogue, keep the Victorian atmosphere authentic, and tell a wonderful story. I believe this is to be a series of nine books, taking Wilde from his days of triumph to his fall and exile in France."We work in the dark -- we do what we can -- we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art."
--Henry James (1843-1916)Comment
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I love Wilde. I will have to check these out. Wilde is responsible for one of my favorite quotes: The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. He's right. I keep waiting to use it in a sacrament talk.Originally posted by hopfrog View Post"Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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Originally posted by LA Ute View Post
This one is on my list at the library
I may be small, but I'm slow.
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finished After Elizabeth . It covered the political manuverings leading to the crowning of James I as King of England. It covers a time frame from about 2-3 yrs before Elizabeths death to about 2-3 yrs after her passing. It was interesting. There was quite a bit of heartburn about his succession, from both the catholics and the protestants. The author also goes into the international maneauvering of Spain and France to get there perferred canidates on the throne.
Interesting fact I didn't know - Elizabeth never offically named a successor.
Next up The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming. He looks at 6 of the founding fathers, including Jefferson, and the relationship they had with the women in their lives.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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