tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post4362326477573395893..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: PatriotsStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-47745148122343241442015-05-30T02:37:07.117-05:002015-05-30T02:37:07.117-05:00When my friends buy me stuff they've learned t...When my friends buy me stuff they've learned that only my Amazon Wish List should be used - because if they buy something they see that they think I might like there's a very good chance that I've already seen it and already bought it!<br /><br />I'm being a bit remiss with my WW1 reading lately, though I have two French novels about it coming up soon.<br /><br />Presently I'm part way through my Afghanistan blitz, just about to start an Economics blitz, about half way through some random fiction (9/10 on the 2015 Challenge) before I start 10 books translated into English. That'll keep me going for a while. I'm also missing SF quite a bit ATM so I need to do something about that...CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-53620916286865268242015-05-29T23:24:48.644-05:002015-05-29T23:24:48.644-05:00I wish my friends paid enough attention to my read...I wish my friends paid enough attention to my reading to give me books, let alone books I'd be interested in! <br /><br />I've read the Tuchman work. If I recall it's about the diplomatic mistakes that led to the conflict. Speaking of, it's June and I haven't read the FIRST WW1 book..I did start "The First Day of the Somme", but with the slaughter of hundreds of thousands ahead, it's hard to get excited about it. <br /><br />After my Independence Day reading I intend on taking a break from the serious stuff for a bit...so much history and literature this spring/summer! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-3145412338432690762015-05-29T10:59:58.857-05:002015-05-29T10:59:58.857-05:00Stephen said: I have been binging on the man vs st...Stephen said: I have been binging on the man vs state material. It's therapeutic, in a way... ;)<br /><br />I have a few books in the pipeline making the opposite argument which you might find interesting (or not) [grin]<br /><br /><br />I have 3 Pulitzer Prize winners to choose from. One I've had for a while: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter, one which was a recent birthday present: Lords of Finance - 1929, The Great Depression, and the Bankers who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed and one I picked up recently (not knowing it won the Pulitzer): The Guns of August by Barbara W Tuchman. That's the one I'll be reading once I've finished my little 'blitz' read on Afghanistan.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-45028238829838326592015-05-29T10:09:33.788-05:002015-05-29T10:09:33.788-05:00In late spring and early summer, it pays to be war...In late spring and early summer, it pays to be wary around here! It's tornado-and-hurricane season, both of which can level an area or at least disable the power for a week. <br /><br />I don't know that I've read a lot of 'survival' material lately, although I have been binging on the man vs state material. It's therapeutic, in a way... ;)<br /><br />As far as Pulitzer Prize books, I'm thinking of Daniel Yergin's "The Quest", a history of the American oil industry. Have you found any good prospects?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-44605077265590317402015-05-29T05:12:00.524-05:002015-05-29T05:12:00.524-05:00Oh, BTW, I meant to ask.... Have you picked out a ...Oh, BTW, I meant to ask.... Have you picked out a Pulitzer Prize book for the 2015 Book Challenge? CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-1880071502282265922015-05-29T03:29:15.495-05:002015-05-29T03:29:15.495-05:00You seem to be reading quite a bit of this sort of...You seem to be reading quite a bit of this sort of thing lately.... [grin] Are you expecting trouble?<br /><br />We have a phrase over here: Only in America - and this does seem to be a very American phenomena. I guess it's a consequence of the whole self-reliance thing.... Which is good to have but this sounds much more like a parody.<br /><br />Oh, One of my upcoming 10 book themes is the End of the World. I think I'll probably meet a few 'Preppers' between those covers... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com