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The BOOK Thread

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"They Eat Puppies, Don't They?" Christopher Buckley is really good. Really good, as is all his stuff. Thank you for smoking? Fall off your chair!
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Enjoyed William f Buckley jr, Christopher's father, Blackford Oakes series. Oakes is a CIA agent as the author once was.
 
Just found this thread - apparently I can't read either :rolleyes

Anyway, I saw Shop Class as Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford) mentioned but not read. It's confirming and authenticating for those of us who have worked with our hands all our lives; It's illuminating and hopefully will cause some introspection for those who haven't or don't.

Jocks & Burnouts: Social categories and identity in the high school. (Penelope Eckert) Maybe a little clinical for some but it's observations explain class based socialization at the high school level and how it shapes our futures. The observations apply throughout our lives.

Junk Science (Dan Agin) Shows how junk science and misinterpretation of science, both intentional and innocent, can and does wreak havoc with our health, economy, societies locally and globally.
 
The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach. Fucking great book. Took me a while but just finished it. Baseball runs through it but the character development and story lines are so good. Read it. Even if you don't like baseball.
 
Long ago, in a world not so very far away... I read a story.
In 1996 I read "Into Thin Air" in Outside magazine, at the cusp of the shit. Since then I pretty much read everything I can about the Himilaya. Crazy stuff, at those elevations.

At this point, all the stories tend to cross pollinate, but this is new to me:

"Seven Years in Tibet" by Heinrich Harrer, translated from German. Yeah, there is a Brad Pitt film by the same name, but the movie is about after the Chinese invasion. The book has a different focus, about the journey, and about the Tibetian culture.

Awesome book.
 
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FWIW, Sherpa is playing in rotation on Comcast, focusing on the 2014 catastrophe.
 
Kind of an oddball one, but I really liked it. "Ballad of the Whiskey Robber." It's a true story of a horrible minor league hockey goalie who was also a charming criminal in Hungary.
 
There's a whole series set in Florida with Serge Storm and his sidekick Coleman written by Tim Dorsey. All are frigging hilarious!!!
 
I'm gonna try to merge this with "the Book Thread"...

edit: I sure fucked that up. But hey... you intellectuals do not care.

I just saw some of this about the Tsangpo gorge. Amazing stuff, related to Ian Baker's book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap4Fq9i7bx4&app=desktop
 
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It's old but George R Stewart Earth Abides.
I have read 3 or 4 times just love it.
 
I just read "Razor Girl" by Carl Haisson. Really entertaining.
 
VERY entertaining.

Butch said:
I just read "Razor Girl" by Carl Haisson. Really entertaining.
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Razor Girl is an entire book that takes sharp (pun intended) cuts at the culture we live in. Targets include 'Duck Dynasty', television advertising, Floriduh politics, property development scams, marriage, drug use, Florida Keys living and the mob.

While I was reading it and laughing aloud my own wife threatened me with the Baker Act, but then she read it and laughed out loud.

The one thread through the entire book were the loooong running jokes about 'Duck Dynasty' and their viewing audience. Worth the read for the laughs.
 
Just finished "The subtle art of not giving a fuck". Mark Manson, no relation to Charlie. Interesting perspectives on today's culture and what is important to one's self. I enjoyed it, and will need to go thru it again to soak it all up.

Now onto "Scar Tissue" by Anthony Kiedis - if you are a Red Hot Chili Pepper's fan it is a good read. Didn't realize he was such a druggie.
 
Guy Martin's Autobiography read result

Guy Martin's Autobiography read result

It was really good! I read it in my spare time, over the course of three days between other things more of less. I need reading glasses these days for small text so you will need them if your older folk (or in my case dollar-store cheap reading glasses!) :teeth

Very good; well done & edited. Only slow parts were the ones at the beginning chapter where he talks/details about growing up (well done, but I wanna see racing!) The other were him detailing his TV endeavours, which both he & I don't really care about. Just a job to him/me. :twofinger

The best was all about his racing exploits/descriptions/achievements, & the descriptions of actual racing/riding those events. When he did it, beginning/middle/end & what happened during the races & to/from. The little help he had most of the way, arranging bike/transport/sponsors (if any) was entertaining. He's had little $ support over the years. Always struggling, yet still always "in-the-hunt." :x

What he did/felt/accomplished/winning/records/etc. A total listing of all top 5 finishes is at the end. At least a decade+ of great/hard riding/work. (ended in 2013; published in 2014'= 3 years old.)

GOOD STUFF! I thought it was worth the $12.95 price (free shipping f/us here f/Amazon.) Bottom line, a GREAT READ. :thumbup
 
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