I read that monsterous tomb about 6 years ago. It is amazing the parallels a free thinking person can infer with the political climate in the US. I thought it was an excellent read.
Yes it's been quite the slog, I do think some better editing would have made the book more appealing to folks that don't really care for 20 pages of a simi-repetitive speach. Having said that I really have enjoyed the book so far. I think for me it was nice to look at economics from the big picture and through the eyes of what folks are referring to as the demonized ultra rich. It was a nice counter message to the common vibe being spread on social media and in political rhetoric.
I have been reading hunters quide when i have had a time. Personal life has been quite hectic for time being.
I'm currently reading Captain in Calico by George Macdonald Fraser. It's an interesting work of historical fiction about Calico Jack Rackham.
As I said in my intro I like to read factual stuff and I have a shelf full of Uncle John Bathroom Readers which is 31 books so far. Love that stuff. Hmm... I should list it. Dog Lovers Companion Impossible Questions and Astonishing Answers Book Of The Dumb Fake Facts (OMG! It's fiction! Hated it.) Political Briefs True Crime Endlessly Engrossing Vroom! Salutes The Armed Forces Extraordinary Book Of Facts Tunes Into TV Plunges Into Hollywood Sports Spectacular Pluges Into Texas Plunges Into The Universe The Best Of The Best Plunges Into History Plunges Into Music The World's Gone Crazy Germophobia Briefs Zipper Accidents Funniest Ever Weird Inventions Wonderful World Of Odd Absolutely Absorbing Wise Up! History's List Attack Of The Factoids Flush Fiction (Not bad) Robotica
I've been trying to find a copy of Hemingway's Guns by Silvio Calabi. I can find it on Kobo for $42 but for that price I want a hard copy. LOL
You should most definitely watch "Alone in the Wilderness" by Richard Proenneke (and then i mean by him, and him alone, he did almost everything him self, i think there is just a couple of shots not filmed by himself on a tripod, and that would be a friend helping him at his twice a year deliveries of goods he couldn't make himself). That guy had amazing skills (its just crazy watching what he can do with a piece of wood and an axe). It's absolutely great, and has a weird almost meditative quality about it (non of that fast paced overly dramatic Bear Grylls stuff). The voice-over is from his journals. It's also amazing that even tough the film only depicts his first year from 1968, he stayed on by himself in the wilderness until 1999 (at age 82!).
The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson (Jeffrey Toobin) I was only in grade school when all this unfolded, but am also watching the FX series and will check out the marathon broadcast of the trial this weekend.
I just started Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. I know this is not considered a book for adults, but I asked my 12 year old for something to read and this is what she hands me. All I can say is that "children's literature" has come a long way since I was anywhere close to 12.
Everything. All of it. The book , the sequel, the movie. David Wong is fantastic. I read this free as he wrote it and published it blogstyle on the internet. Read it again last year. Still wonderful. Never seen this cover, though. I like it.
I am an Ordained Reverend in the Church of the Latter Day Dude--- but am finally getting around to reading this!
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford I'm reading it for a US History assignment, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying it.
