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pimaCanyon Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 1304 | TRs | Pics Location: at the bottom of the map |
In the Garden of Beasts : Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Library Journal Review:
"Best-selling author Larson (The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America) turns his considerable literary nonfiction skills to the experiences of U.S. ambassador to Germany William E. Dodd and his family in Berlin in the early years of Hitler's rule. Dodd had been teaching history at the University of Chicago when he was summoned by FDR to the German ambassadorship. Larson, using lots of archival as well as secondary-source research, focuses on Dodd's first year in Berlin and, using Dodd's diary, chillingly portrays the terror and oppression that slowly settled over Germany in 1933. Dodd quickly realized the Nazis' evil intentions; his daughter Martha, in her mid-20s, was initially smitten by the courteous SS soldiers surrounding her family, but over time she, too, became disenchanted with the brutality of the regime. Along the way Larson provides portraits based on primary-source impressions of Hermann Göring, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, and Hitler himself. He also traces the Dodds' lives after their time in Germany. VERDICT Larson captures the nuances of this terrible period. This is a grim read but a necessary one for the present generation."
It's never too late to have a happy childhood
It's never too late to have a happy childhood
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John Mac old retiree
Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Posts: 106 | TRs | Pics Location: S. King |
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Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:26 pm
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The Big Burn by Timothy Egan. Describes the fire around Wallace, Idaho early last century. Pretty good insight into the beginnings of the Forest Service, Teddy Roosevelt, and career of Pulaski.
Another decent Egan book is Breaking Blue about the corruption of the Spokane police department some time ago.
How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man. Ariosto
How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man. Ariosto
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3097 | TRs | Pics
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Finding the West: Explorations With Lewis and Clark by James P. Ronda offers refreshing new perspectives on the story of the Corps of Discovery. Reading his chapters are like opening windows in the spring and appreciating the fullness of the air. His writing allows the reader's mind to imagine in the historical literary world that is often called "stuffy".
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mike Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 6398 | TRs | Pics Location: SJIsl |
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Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:08 pm
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This House of Sky, Ivan Doig. Growing up in a ranching valley in Montana.
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pimaCanyon Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 1304 | TRs | Pics Location: at the bottom of the map |
High Infatuation by Steph Davis. Very personal and compelling stories about climbing in Yosemite, Patagonia, and Baffin Island. The last two stories in the book are beautiful, powerful, and inspiring.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood
It's never too late to have a happy childhood
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John Mac old retiree
Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Posts: 106 | TRs | Pics Location: S. King |
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Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:32 pm
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Mike,
If you haven't read the other books in that "series" by Doig, I highly recommend. Just plain good stories, as is The Whistling Season. I'm in the middle of Bucking the Sun for the second time. Story of building the Fort Peck Dam in E. Montana. He's a good local author.
How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man. Ariosto
How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man. Ariosto
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touron Member
Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 10293 | TRs | Pics Location: Plymouth Rock |
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Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:17 pm
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I'm not actually reading this, but I saw it at the Barnes and Noble yesterday and it looked intriguing:
Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey, 1853-54
From the description
Quote: | In the 1850s, Congress authorized and funded five railroad surveys to determine the most practical route for a transcontinental railroad through the western frontier. The northernmost survey, headed by Maj. Isaac Stevens, was the most successful, both scientifically and geographically. Along with the data assembled by numerous scientists and surveyors was the work of two artists, John Mix Stanley and Gustavus Sohon. Their illustrations graphically documented the physical and cultural geography of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, with a particular eye for Native American life. Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey reproduces all seventy of the lithographs that appeared with Stevens s final congressional report, published in 1860, as well as twelve of the lovely watercolor images from which the final prints were prepared.
These views depict landscapes of undisturbed wilderness, scenes from the explorers journey, and glimpses of settlements in the initial throes of development. The accompanying text tells the story of the survey party s adventures, struggles, and day-to-day activities, and describes each image s historical, geographical, and geological importance. Liberally scattered throughout are quotations from the report. Dozens of detailed maps, illustrations, and historical photos further illuminate this engaging history. |
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:23 pm
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The Hunger Games......
finished HG
on to Catching Fire
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3097 | TRs | Pics
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Halfway to Heaven by Mark Obmascik (also wrote The Big Year) is a collection of stories centered around his successful endeavor to climb the 54 14ers in Colorado. One of the funniest lines is a quote from his son: "Dad, you know I hate hiking. I only love summiting." It is an entertaining read that may leave you itching for yet another list in your life.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
Ace Atkins
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4930 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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Sat May 05, 2012 3:31 pm
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bobbi wrote: | The Hunger Games......
finished HG
on to Catching Fire |
Me too! My daughter practically forced me into getting the trilogy on Kindle.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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bobbi
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Sun May 06, 2012 9:28 pm
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Gali.....must keep up with the young adult's current books
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4930 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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GaliWalker
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Mon May 07, 2012 10:30 am
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That's right, gotta keep tabs on them! (Oh course, my reading the series has nothing to do with enjoyment, it's purely good parenting.)
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pink flamingo thief Stops for any cave
Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 112 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellighamster |
I just finished Matterhorn. A very well crafted novel about the Vietnam war. Couldn't put it down.
usfs land of the fee home of the paved
usfs land of the fee home of the paved
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Phil Member
Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 2025 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline, WA |
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Thu May 10, 2012 7:21 am
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Just started:
Mongoliad
Havent read enough to comment much but I love the origins of this collaboration:
" Q: How did you get the idea for The Mongoliad?
A: It all started with sword fighting, of course. My co-authors and I are
part of a Western martial arts study group that practices in a non-
descript loft in Seattle......"
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