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Just finished William Manchester's dual volume biography on Winston Churchill - The Last Lion - Visions of Glory and Alone. Outstanding reading -- and well worth the 1600+ pages over the 2 volumes.
Now I decided to go light -- so I picked up a Steve Berry's The Third Secret just for fun. When I finish that, I am going to probably read Jane Austin's Emma (love that book).
Now I decided to go light -- so I picked up a Steve Berry's The Third Secret just for fun. When I finish that, I am going to probably read Jane Austin's Emma (love that book).
Wendell, I just read Visions of Glory. Thought I would take a break before tackling Alone. Long, but very well written. I really enjoyed the commentary about life among the upper crust in Victorian England. It was very informative and explained a lot about Winston's childhood and his relationship with his mother. I've read a lot of books about Churchill but had never tackled this pair. It's a shame Manchester died before he could complete the trilogy.jww wrote:Just finished William Manchester's dual volume biography on Winston Churchill - The Last Lion - Visions of Glory and Alone. Outstanding reading -- and well worth the 1600+ pages over the 2 volumes.
Now I decided to go light -- so I picked up a Steve Berry's The Third Secret just for fun. When I finish that, I am going to probably read Jane Austin's Emma (love that book).
Right now I'm tackling Girls Like Us about Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King and also Death to the BCS, a critical -- very critical -- look at the Bowl Championship Series of American college football.
Jim
I have a tradition of reading horror and gothic-themed literature during October in anticipation of Halloween. I try to read different authors every year, although that doesn't work out all the time because I have favorites, etc.
This year I've been reading Ray Bradbury's collection of stories, The October Country, and just got the Library of America Shirley Jackson collection.
This year I've been reading Ray Bradbury's collection of stories, The October Country, and just got the Library of America Shirley Jackson collection.
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My reading consists of books on CD which I listen while driving. Some time back I bought a rocking chair and footstool along with a floor lamp for the main office so I could take a break and read. The only thing that has occupied that chair for the last couple years is a bunch of fly fishing books.
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Actually, to be fair -- by the time I finish Emma - it will be Rosamund Pilcher's Winter Soltice - my favourite all-time get-in-the-mood-for-Christmas book. We have several copies in our home because we often like to read it all at the same time.jww wrote:Blair's "A Journey ...." is sitting on my Kobo at the moment waiting for me to finish Emma (also on my Kobo). It's next on the list for me.Rufus wrote:...started Tony Blair's " A Journey, My Political Life" this afternoon. ...
So - Tony will have to wait until after I spend some time with Rosamund.
Fade-Out has turned out to be my favorite sci-fi book. It's of a time, the Cold War '70s. I reread it every couple years. From it, I've taken the following (paraphrased) section. My sense is that it comes from a real Scandinavian text, though I've never tracked down the author's source:
Far in the North Land lies a mountain 100 miles high and 100 miles wide.
Every 10,000 years a little bird flies to its top to sharpen its beak.
When the bird has worn away the mountain to nothing,
One second of eternity will have passed.
(Yes, that's a bird with excellent longevity and high-altitude skills. Perhaps it's a family tradition.) The characters are rich and the plotline entertaining; a good read.
Far in the North Land lies a mountain 100 miles high and 100 miles wide.
Every 10,000 years a little bird flies to its top to sharpen its beak.
When the bird has worn away the mountain to nothing,
One second of eternity will have passed.
(Yes, that's a bird with excellent longevity and high-altitude skills. Perhaps it's a family tradition.) The characters are rich and the plotline entertaining; a good read.
Ron
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Would love to hear your impressions of Metaxas book. Sounds like interesting reading both from a historical stand point and to maybe get into Bonhoeffer's head a bit. Have read Bonhoeffer's "Cost of Discipleship" and found it very interesting as well as inspirational.jthomas60506 wrote:Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
The Blooming of a Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
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I am finding The Ninth Directive to be so delicious that I don't want to read it for more than a half hour at a time!maskaggs wrote:There must be something in the (shaving) water - I just brought The 9th Directive upstairs to read, dogeared to pick up where I left off last nightGA Russell wrote: Now reading: The Ninth Directive by Adam Hall (the second Quiller story)
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