I read a bunch of junk food novels recently. Just finished the first Jack Reacher novel, Killing Floor. Liked it a lot. That Reacher dude is a violent guy though.
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Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by falafel View PostI read a bunch of junk food novels recently. Just finished the first Jack Reacher novel, Killing Floor. Liked it a lot. That Reacher dude is a violent guy though."It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostI recently read The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall. I know a few of you have also read it. Same guy who wrote The Miracle Life of Edgar Mind. TLP is another excellent novel. I really enjoy his writing style. Nice mix of humor and pathos. Highly recommended.
After reading this book, I was interested in learning a little more about the polygamist communities in southern Utah so I bought a copy of Escape by Carolyn Jessop. Wow. Totally blew me away. No matter how crazy you think things are in the FLDS community, this book will shock you even more. Carolyn was married off to a top FLDS leader (Merrill Jessop - currently serving 12 years in a Texas prison for marrying off his 12-yr-old daughter to Warren Jeffs) by her father when she was 18 years old. He was in his 50's at the time. She was a smart woman and was able to finish college and teach school, but eventually Warren Jeffs came to power and shut down all of the schools and she was forced to trash (others took them away) her entire library of children's books. Things got so unbearable that she escaped with her kids in 2005. This was quite a feat, as some of her kids didn't want to leave (one eventually returned). This is really an outstanding book. Escaping the way she did was high drama and came at a great risk and a great cost. You can't help but cheer her on. At the same time, it is a deeply disturbing book. In some ways the FLDS seem quite foreign and in other ways they are frighteningly familiar. Highly recommended.
You remember Fascinating Womanhood from the book? Solon has it. It is awesome.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
-Berry Trammel, 12/3/10
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Originally posted by ERCougar View PostI wrote about Escape a few years ago somewhere on here, I think. I agree--it's an eye opening look at that world.
http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...l=1#post400572
Let me know if there is something else. I would be interested in reading your review.
Originally posted by ERCougar View PostYou remember Fascinating Womanhood from the book? Solon has it. It is awesome."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by falafel View PostI read a bunch of junk food novels recently. Just finished the first Jack Reacher novel, Killing Floor. Liked it a lot. That Reacher dude is a violent guy though.
Books that I have read in the last little while:
The Fall of Giants - Ken Follett I liked this, though not as much as Pillars of the Earth. Listened to this and have started the next in the trilogy.
Bent Road - Mystery / Suspense (kind of) - for some reason I really liked this book. It just made me uneasy, in a good way. Would recommend, and I totally agree with this as an Edgar Award Finalist.
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs - by Tyler Hamilton This is a must read for you cyclists out there. Holy crap. Gave great insight into doping and racing in general. Warning - you may hate Lance after reading this.
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Don't know if this a classic or not, but it is old and I really liked it. Fast easy read, but fun.
Lets explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris A few places really made me laugh out loud, but overall not s good as some of his other stuff.
The Power of Six - This is the second book in the young adult series, I am Number 4. Easy read, and I recommend to young adults out there. There is a bit of language and mild sexuality, but I had no problems with my 12 yr old reading it. Fun series.
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With my son I've been reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. We're on Book 3 of the five part "trilogy." A really strange story, but its been a lot of fun.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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The Sports Gene
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sports-Gen.../dp/1591845114
Very interesting reading, considers how race influences racing and other athletic endeavors. Is is nature or nuture.... or both?
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I have been sorely remiss in keeping this updated
Here are some of the books I've read recently and my thoughts, for any of you who are interested
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Wehrmach...+the+wehrmacht
This is a look at why the German campaigns of 1942 failed
my thoughts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/691707257
http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Armi...visible+armies
A look at irregular, insurgencies and terrorism through the centuries
my thoughts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/589054901
P.T. Deutermann's latest WW II novel
http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Bungo-S...s+of+the+bungo
my thoughts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/710674950
a few that I haven't gotten around to setting my thoughts down formally
http://www.amazon.com/Hawk-Quest-Rob...rds=hawk+quest
This novel starts in 1072 and is takes the reader to Norman England, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, the Rivers of Russia ending up in Turkey. The basic plot is that a young Norman Knight is taken prisoner by the Turks after the Battle of Manzkrit (SP) and his family is unable to raise the cash ransom. However as an alternate the Sultan will take 4 rare white Gyrfalcons. This is the story of the search for those falcons and the trek to get them back to Turkey. I thought it was well written with good characters and gave it 4 stars
http://www.amazon.com/The-Barbed-Cro...e+barbed+crown
quick, fun, escapist read. This latest Ethan Gage adventure is set in France/England from just prior to Napoleon's coronation to the Battle of Trafalgar. I found this to be better and a whole lot more believable than the last couple of entries in the series - Flashmanesque
And last but not least some mediveal mysteries
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Book-Ma...er+by+the+book
#18 in the Matthew Bartholomew mystery series set in 14th century Cambridge. The main protagonist is a medical doctor and faculty member. This mystery is set against the backdrop of the University opening a common library for all of the colleges and students to use. The faculty is split on the advisability of the library and bodies start popping up in the new library's fish pond. Again I found this better than the last couple of the series
the latest Roger Chapman mystery - set in 15th century England
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Wass...istmas+wassail
again a fun, quick read
http://www.amazon.com/Crowners-Crusa...s=crowner+john
a prequel to the Crowner John msytery series set in 12th century Dartmoor. This shows how Sir John become the Corneror of Dartmoor and introduces the main characters of the series
again a fun quick read - I thought the mystery was a little week, but it was fun to learn some of the backstory of the series.Last edited by happyone; 09-27-2013, 12:54 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."
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The System
http://www.amazon.com/System-Scandal...=UTF8&sr=&qid=
University of Utah has sold it's soul to be a part of the big boys club. Independence doesn't look so bad in light of all that is revealed in this book.
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Just some books that I've read in the last month
The Conquerors
http://www.amazon.com/The-Conquerors...the+conquerors
This the story of Pontiacs War. The author uses what he calls Narrative History. While every character actually lived and every event happened, the book is written as novel.
My thoughts from Good Reads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/728184032
A Time Travelers Guide to Elizabethan England
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers...elers+guide+to
A look a life in Queen Elizabeth's England - A good companion to the author's A Time Travelers Guide to Medieval England
My thoughts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/508423446
By Sword and Fire
http://www.amazon.com/By-Sword-Fire-...sword+and+fire
This an interesting look at violence and atrocities in the Middle Ages, both during War and in the Justice System - such as it was
Again my thoughts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/627804318
Currently reading Max Hastings new book on the beginnings of World War I
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
http://www.amazon.com/Catastrophe-19...tastrophe+1914Last edited by happyone; 11-02-2013, 09:58 AM.
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."
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Finally got around to reading The Glass Castle. Wow. Outstanding book."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by mUUser View PostWife just finished a book called "New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance." -- worst title ever.
I also felt badly that young Elna couldn't have found the waiting arms of our very own oxcoug. I also found myself wondering if the pseudonym she gave to one of the super hot bachelors in the NYC LDS single scene was our very own oxcoug.Get confident, stupid
-landpoke
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