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$30 in an Amazon gift card so I went and read the samples on Kindle of the Pete Townsend and the Rod Stewart autobiographies. Bought the full copy of the Rod Stewart one to start this weekend.
Thomas Jefferson book sample was stilted and hard to keep track of every name and the interpersonal relationships
Feel free to recommend more history or biographical books. For short easy reads, I like John Grisham
Thomas Jefferson book sample was stilted and hard to keep track of every name and the interpersonal relationships
Feel free to recommend more history or biographical books. For short easy reads, I like John Grisham
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Wendell, it's interesting that you look forward to enjoying your favorite book regularly. I'm guessing that you are able to "reset" your internal focus back to center, by re-reading it and finding the anticipated degree of comfort and self-understanding it obviously brings you. How long have you been doing this?
Gary
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Sam, I would recommend starting with the first Churchill book as there is great background about his early life and family, particularly his mother, who was hugely influential for her absence as well as her presence in his early life. There's also some very interesting information about the mores of the English gentry in the Victorian era. Suffice it to say that folks didn't necessarily stay in their own bedrooms on country weekends at places like Blenheim Palace, Churchill's ancestral home. As for the presidents' book, I've heard good things, but have not read any of it yet.
Jim
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Sam, I dont think you need to read the books in any order...manchester is such a brilliant writer you wont notice where you are on the timeline haha
Also, the new addition to the lbj series is a good read
clive
currently going through A child in time....ian mcEwan
Also, the new addition to the lbj series is a good read
cant find it on either netflix or amazon.....do you have a special member ship??The best way to watch Mr. Bourdain's series is on netflix
clive
currently going through A child in time....ian mcEwan
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Yeah, Clive, they took the series off streaming. Netflix continues to go down the drain as content owners continue to up the price for their products.
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Chris
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Chris
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
There's a ton of Bourdain episodes on YouTube from "Cook's Tour," "No Reservations," and now "The Layover." I strip out the sections I'm interested in using the Avidemux utility in Linux; don't know what Windows or Mac have that's similar. When I settle into my new pad I'll look into Netflix, etc. I've read his follow-on books but not his fiction work. In the long run he's a little too arch for me, trying too hard to be the rogue. I do like the way he demolishes shellfish towers.
Ron
I hate to hear this. We use it frequently. We particularly like many of the British series. We currently have discovered Doc Martin.Thalay Sagar wrote:Yeah, Clive, they took the series off streaming. Netflix continues to go down the drain as content owners continue to up the price for their products.
Gary
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Canadian Netflix is just like US Netflix, only 1000% more disappointing. I continue to pay for it in the hopes that it slowly gets better, which it is, slowly.Thalay Sagar wrote:Yeah, Clive, they took the series off streaming. Netflix continues to go down the drain as content owners continue to up the price for their products.
It is good for documentaries however, and for kids tv shows, where kids can search by character for what they want to watch. There are a few good series available. It is basically somewhat good for anything but blockbuster movies. I can't begin to describe how bad most of the movies are on Canadian Netflix.
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Richard, that's about the only reason we still have it. Our kids- 7 and 10- love watching the documentaries and cartoons. And there are some great adult docs as well, but the movie selection does truly stink.rustyblade wrote: It is good for documentaries however, and for kids tv shows, where kids can search by character for what they want to watch. There are a few good series available. It is basically somewhat good for anything but blockbuster movies. I can't begin to describe how bad most of the movies are on Canadian Netflix.
Best,
Chris
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Chris
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy