Books! How do you read and what do you read?

Sliverfox said:
The Pioneers by David McCullough

Once I got into reading about Ohio's history,, enjoyed this book.
Makes me want to travel to Marietta, Ohio to see the rivers & historical buildings.

Is there anyone from Marietta , Ohio , on Senior Forums?
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I love David McCullough. Read his books on The Wright Brothers and President Truman.

I am not from Marietta, OH, but I went to college with a man who was. Good baseball player!
 

Just finished “Members Only” by Sameer Pandya. Fiction but very thought-provoking. I would love to discuss this book with others who’ve read it. Anyone?
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Just finished “Members Only” by Sameer Pandya. Fiction but very thought-provoking. I would love to discuss this book with others who’ve read it. Anyone?
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off topic re books, by re your name "Cinnamon Sugar," I just found an early American recipe that calls for cinnamon sugar. I posted it over in the Recipes thread...


Early American Cooking - Sand Tarts
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What comes to mind when you hear ‘sand tarts?’ I bet it’s not a cookie. Sand tarts were delectable treats back in the 1800s. They were regularly made by Rebecca Sampey at Mount Washington Tavern near Fort Necessity, (one of the busiest stops along the National Pike,) and right here at Albert Gallatin’s home, Friendship Hill. They resembled a sugar cookie and were sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Easy to make, fun to bake, and even more fun to eat, sand tarts are still made today. With variations such as a walnut on top or ground up and added in the dough, sand tarts can be a classic hit with a modern twist for any gathering – though they are still perfect as is! The recipe is as follows:


Ingredients - ½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 ¾ sifted flour
2 tsp baking powder
Directions - 1.) Preheat oven to 350°.
2.) Mix butter and sugar till fluffy.
3.) Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.
4.) Refrigerate overnight.
5.) Roll out on a floured surface and cut with a round cookie cutter.
6.) Sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
7.) Bake on greased cookie sheets at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Carei, Joe, and Ben Moyer. “Sand Tarts.” Grub to Gourmet, Uniontown, PA, National Road Heritage Corridor, 2018, pp. 77 – 78.
 
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - Stephen King

A collection of short stories I finally got around to reading
( listening to it really, on eaudiobook from my library ).

Typical King stories, fast paced, some with a twist you don't see coming.

Worth a read/listen if you are a King fan.
 
I didn't like my selections from my local library, so I perused my own bookshelf. My father saved most of my books from college because he was proud of me--blush. I found Hermann Hesse Beneath the Wheel, with Hesse probing one of his favorite subjects: Youth and how to be educated despite the fact we live in a conformist, bourgeois society. Still true. Anyway, the fantastic find is that this printing for the book was 1969 AND it cost me a whopping $1.95!
 
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner.
A young man goes missing in the wilds of Wyoming.
Still missing after 5 years his father gathers together his son's friends . pair if skilled woodmen to find his remains.

Odd things happen as they get closer to where they think he might have been.

I couldn't stop reading it after I got to the middle of this novel. :oops:
 
WheatenLover said:
I will bring us down to earth. I'm reading James Patterson's latest book ... something about a Black Widow. (I always thought a black widow was a wife who killed a succession of husbands, but I guess not ... just a succession of men will do). Next I intend to read his 22nd installment of The Women's Murder Club series. I have a few books that feature vigilantes as the protagonist, and I hope they are good. It's easier to find books about vigilantes hunted by law enforcement.

I will get back to weighty nonfiction soon, though. I have a several books about the Great Depression in the US, Japanese internment, the Alexander Technique for handling back pain and balance (probably among other things), and many books about the human brain.

I'm going to have to go back to my former ways of reading at least one nonfiction book a week. Lately I've been reading mostly thrillers, and I need to bring balance back into my life ... like throw in some hobbies and learning about subject areas that interest me.

When I die, what I will miss most, besides people, animals, and nature, will be books.
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I'm also enjoying James Patterson. I first came across one of his stories on the google free samples, and then bought the book. Someone in this town is also a fan of his, as I have been able to buy a whole pile of his books in one of the charity shops.
 
Sliverfox said:
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner.
A young man goes missing in the wilds of Wyoming.
Still missing after 5 years his father gathers together his son's friends . pair if skilled woodmen to find his remains.

Odd things happen as they get closer to where they think he might have been.

I couldn't stop reading it after I got to the middle of this novel. :oops:
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@Sliverfox .. I love the Tessa Leoni series by Lisa Gardner. She's one author whose books I can't put down once I start reading.
 
My bargain book bonanza, Beneath the Wheel, came apart while I was reading it. Most pages are no longer attached to the spine. I got into it though, so I'm reading it anyway. Not in the wind.
 
Sliverfox said:
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner.
A young man goes missing in the wilds of Wyoming.
Still missing after 5 years his father gathers together his son's friends . pair if skilled woodmen to find his remains.

Odd things happen as they get closer to where they think he might have been.

I couldn't stop reading it after I got to the middle of this novel. :oops:
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Sounds good!
 
I started this book this afternoon, can't put it down:
'My Girls,a Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie" memoir by Todd Fisher,son of actress Debbie Reynolds, actor Eddie Fisher, really interesting It doesn't seem possible they have been gone 6 yrs, died a day apart from each other I knew Debbie's 3rd husband, Harry Karl was a jerk he nearly put her into bankruptcy
 
Yesterday,I finished Todd Fisher's memoir'My Girls' about growing up with nis mother, Debbie Reynold, sister, Carrie Fisher. It was good in the beginning, after awhile it became boring. It was ok but too long
 
The book I'm reading is' Women In White Coats' by Olivia Campbell
Its the story of 3 Victorian women, Elizabeth Blackwell,Garrett Anderson, Sophia Jex-Blake who became 1st women doctors, changed how women receive health care
I'm always fascinated reading these type of books,people I've never heard of before Sue
 
Started reading Hermann Hesse's Gertrude. It also cost me $1.95 in 1969 or '70. It is also falling apart. Still breathing in Beneath the Wheel. Odd getting caught up in this world after so many years.
 
Etgar Keret - Short Stories from Israeli writer...

This is from a short movie based on one of his stories:


What about me? by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen


You Tube has a bunch of clips of him reading in English. He does have a reasonably strong accent, but maybe folks can understand his English?

I know he's published a number of books of his short stories (in English)
 
Books by Michael Connelly...

The author of the "Bosch" books and "The Lincoln Lawyer"

Wiki:

"Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 31 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Connelly


Laurie's mom has read the Bosch books. We haven't, but we have liked the TV show adaptation of Bosch and the movie and TV adaptation of "The Lincoln Lawyer."
 

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