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09-14-2012, 02:42 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
, British Columbia
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,966
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"And That's the Way It Is....."
Cronkite - a biography by Douglas Brinkley.
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easily distracted by shiny objects
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09-15-2012, 08:58 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,794
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FAN, that's a great read. Made me wish my journalism career had been 40 years earlier before the internet and corporate greed ruined the newspaper industry
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Dana and Olga
2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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09-15-2012, 09:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,794
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Speaking of corporations, currently reading "Insanely Simple, The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
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Dana and Olga
2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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09-15-2012, 09:19 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2012 25' FB Flying Cloud
Pearland
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 318
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Tyler Hamilton's "The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France"
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09-15-2012, 09:39 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,794
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Vive Lance Armstrong! #neverfailed
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Dana and Olga
2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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09-15-2012, 09:45 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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There never is one book. I've spun through the following in the last 6 weeks. I can scarcely get through 5 pages before conking out at night but make up for it at 5:30 AM. I would recommend the first five wholeheartedly:
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World by Roger Crowley
Castles of Steel by Robert K Massie (or why Churchill's WW I dud performance as First Sea Lord did not predict his later greatness)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (now suffering Deborah Harkness withdrawal until the third book of this trilogy comes out in a couple years)
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Discworld series -- supernatural weirdness not far off from the Hitchiker's Guide books. my first exposure to this author. clever & intelligent.)
current: Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin. Vampires on Mississippi riverboats? A hundred pages in, I'm not at all sure that this is up to his Game of Thrones books. I'll get through it, but I dunno...
next up: Trinity by Leon Uris. And probably Terry Pratchett again.
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09-15-2012, 10:02 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Land Yacht 30 SL
Oakland County
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Nelson DeMille's "The Lion's Game", Also, by DeMille, "Up Country", "The Charm School", "The Gold Coast" and many others.
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Bob & Nancy
2005 ASLYG 30 SO
2009 Wrangler Toad
Michigan
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09-15-2012, 10:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2009 27' FB International
Los Angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 731
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I am re-reading a first addition copy of James Michener's Hawaii. Rediscovered this copy while cleaning out the garage. Found a picture taken in December 1959 with me, my mom and Jim Michener. He was an old family friend while I was growing up in Hawaii. Finding and re-reading this book has brought back loads of great memories.
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Scott, Becky & Heidi (our standard poodle and travel companion)
WBCCI #1215
Air #54601
Remember... No matter where you go, there you are...
2009 27FB International Ocean Breeze
2010 Toyota Tundra CrewMax, 5.7L V8, 4x4
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10-08-2012, 08:25 AM
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The Crippled Lion
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Cogan Station
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 75
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Finishing a biography of Hank Williams and an academic dissection of the origins of Bluegrass music (2 separate books). I'll then be starting a re-read of 'David Copperfield' for our monthly book club.
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10-08-2012, 06:29 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Corpus Christi
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Working my way thru The Game of Thrones series...
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Chuck & Skye
Rock and Roll Will Never Die!
WBCCI 3805
AIR 54011 Since July 2011
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10-08-2012, 07:17 PM
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Tenkara Fly Angler
1975 31' Sovereign
Currently Looking...
Vernon
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 317
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Fires in the Dark by Louise Doughty
About the Gypsies before and during WW2
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1975 Sovereign
"The Silver Bullet"
2013 F350 Super Duty 6.7 Liter Diesel
WBCCI #8578
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10-08-2012, 07:24 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,794
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Just finished Yes Chef by Marcus Samuelson and now reading Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter by Frank Deford
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Dana and Olga
2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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10-08-2012, 07:37 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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Bill Bryson's "The Lost Continent". A bit our of date but excellent for a non-native of the Lost Continent, especially when think of camping trips, past and present.
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10-08-2012, 07:40 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 34' Limited
Brunswick
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,084
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I have "life of Pi" by Yann Martel sitting next to my bed. So i guess its more "what I am about to read".
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1982 34' Limited
2000 Excursion V10 4x4
WBCCI #3321
TAC #GA-24
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10-08-2012, 08:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2009 27' FB Flying Cloud
1982 31' International
1991 35' Airstream 350
Jay
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,706
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Just finished "Thank You Marco Polo". The book was written by McGregor Smith, who was the corporate-hired public relations guy on the Around the World Caravan.
Not bad, but seemed to kinda skim the surface.
JD
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Jeff & Cindy
'09 27FB Flying Cloud;'82 31 International
'91 350 LE MH; '21 Interstate 24GT
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10-08-2012, 08:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2018 33' Classic
2015 30' FB FC Bunk
2012 30' Flying Cloud
Grand Rabbits
, Michigan
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 612
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Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth by Nick Murray
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10-20-2012, 09:17 PM
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Site Team
1963 26' Overlander
Hollis
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,647
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Okay, I'm about to commit blasphemy but I hate the new JFK Rowling book (Casual Vacancy) after the first 100 pages I indeed have a vancant look in my eyes and it has the honor of being the first book in the last decade that I put down never to finish.
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10-20-2012, 09:33 PM
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Rivet Master
1954 25' Cruiser
Kyle
, The Republic of Texas
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 612
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Richard & John ~ Kings At War, or
Texas Monthly.
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I love that old time rock & roll.
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10-20-2012, 09:38 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
Providence
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 52
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I usually read a few things at once:
Right now I am reading
The Newbies Guide To Airstreaming, even thought I'm not a newbie, but can't be too prepared.
and
Architectural Floor plans book of NYC apartment buildings.
and
If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him.
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