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

You guys seem to have stolen this book thread...
You have an important topic, perhaps you could start a thread about Hearing Problem....

Now back to the Books....
 
Well, I actually enjoyed their written conversation...and learned a couple of things!

Now, about the book.
I picked up a book I had put on hold, yesterday. It's called "Stranger In A Lifeboat"..by Mitch Albom.

There are these people that end up in a lifeboat on the ocean. And, they're all praying and asking for God's assistance.
So, this guy shows up floating in the ocean...responding to their pleas for help from God. They bring him on board....
 

JonSR77 said:
David McCullough - "The Wright Brothers"
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I loved that book so much. Aside from their world changing invention, they were such wonderful people. I loved the part where one of the men who lived around Kitty Hawk said they were the hardest working boys he'd ever seen -- and they were! They would work for months on a new attempted aircraft, launch it, watch it fail, and immediately start talking about what went wrong, how to fix it and start the next one.

When the pandemic lock down started and someone I knew was worried about his son's education, I told him about the year Wilbur spent, out of high school due to being bashed in the mouth with a hockey stick, just sitting with his sick mother, reading and studying about flight. If he hadn't had that much uninterrupted time to think we might all still be grounded.

[My favorite book about the hearing impaired is, "In This sign" by Joanne Greenberg.]
 
I always read paper/hard bound books. Never got into reading on Kindle. I have a book shelf filled with books, and many more in my closet.
I like suspense, mostly. Jonathan Kellerman is a favorite...his core character is Alex Delaware, a retired child psychologist who works missing kid cases with the PD. Good books.
 
Nothing to Lose by J. A. Jance

Been some time since I've read a novel featuring J.P. Beaumont as the main detective.
He is hired to find a missing person, whose last known address was in Alaska.

He gets involved with more than just a missing person in his search.

This mystery has bits of humor while keeping the reader guessing.
 
JonSR77 said:
David McCullough - "The Wright Brothers"

Excellent book. I actually did it as an audio book, with David McCullough as the actual reader.

Had no real idea of who the Wright Brothers were. Absolutely fascinating people, fascinating family.

There is a You Tube video of David McCullough and Ken Burns discussing the Wright Brothers..


wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wright_Brothers_(book)
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Hi, I also enjoyed this book,found it fascinating. I'm a McCullough fan,he's one of my favorite historians. I've read all of his books, he has such a great voice, he could read the telephone book and make it sound interesting LOL! Sue
 
officerripley said:
I'll have to check that one out; there's another on the same subject that I also want to read: The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future by Stephen Marche.
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I've only just gotten into it. So far, it's good... well written and researched. She was on the PBS NewsHour last week and that's how I found out about her and her book. I'll have to check out Stephen Marche's book. :)
 
Timewise 60+ said:
And pray tell me what qualifies her to tell us about Civil Wars? Did she study them while in jail?
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"Barbara F. Walter is an American political scientist. She is known for her work on bargaining theory and political violence, especially the outbreak and resolution of civil war, and the logic of terrorist violence. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations."
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What the heck are you talking about Timewise? When was she in jail?
 
Pepper said:
"Barbara F. Walter is an American political scientist. She is known for her work on bargaining theory and political violence, especially the outbreak and resolution of civil war, and the logic of terrorist violence. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations."
Wikipedia

What the heck are you talking about Timewise? When was she in jail?
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Pepper said:
"Barbara F. Walter is an American political scientist. She is known for her work on bargaining theory and political violence, especially the outbreak and resolution of civil war, and the logic of terrorist violence. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations."
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What the heck are you talking about Timewise? When was she in jail?
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I'm wondering too. Maybe Timewise meant Barbara WalterS the journalist? But even so, to my knowledge, WalterS was never in jail, just interviewed some people in jail. So: :unsure:
 
The book I started yesterday is 'These Precious Days Essays' by one of my favorite authors, Ann Patchett .I've read most of her books,the last one was 'The Dutch House' which was terrific
In this book,she writes on all sorts of personal thoughts on family, friendships,writing.
One thing I did know about her, she is co -owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville,Tenn
 
Ok, ok, sorry! I am not a troll, only an old guy who had a 'brain fart'! Hope none of you ever get to this point. The person I was remembering was Martha Stewart who did serve time in prison. Sorry for the error, I will do research next time...
 
Yesterday, finished reading Ann Patchett's new book 'These Precious Days' essays on life, friendship,family.Another terrific book
In one chapter, she details how she got to know Tom Hank's assistant ,Sooki the unexpected but beautiful friendship that evolved between them
I highly recommend this book Sue
 
Just finished One Two Three by Laurie Frankel; what a great book! Here's my favorite quote from it:

"It is not enough to be loved by your mother. It is a good start, and you wouldn't want to do without, and it helps, but it is not enough. You need also the love of your community, the love of friends and admirers, the love of strangers who don't know you but still wish you well, the love that comes from passion and from commitment and from someone who will never, never betray you and not just because they're related to you. You need more love. We all need more love."
~~from One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
 
The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica


Mother and daughter prepare for the Olympics.
Its a good read if you like horses.
For some one not knowledgeable about horses,,this book should have had horse terms explained.

Heads up for fans of James Patterson,,he will have about about himself ,, coming out in June of this year.
 

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