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No Way Down: Life and Death on K2, by Graham Bowley
In the spirit of John Krakauer's Into Thin Air, this book recounts the 2008 disaster on the world's toughest mountain - 800 feet shorter than Everest but much more difficult and far more lethal.
I'm a sucker for a good true-mountaineering tale, and I ran across this one today in my local library... (thanks again, Andrew Carnegie!)
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2, by Graham Bowley
In the spirit of John Krakauer's Into Thin Air, this book recounts the 2008 disaster on the world's toughest mountain - 800 feet shorter than Everest but much more difficult and far more lethal.
I'm a sucker for a good true-mountaineering tale, and I ran across this one today in my local library... (thanks again, Andrew Carnegie!)
That was only so-so...
But I'm happy to report that James McPherson's Pulitzer-winning history of the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom, is absolutely enthralling!
Just finished "The Space between us" by Anna McPartlin. It was quite moving and entertaining. I came upon it by accident b/c I was looking for "The Space between us" by Thrity Umrigarwhich I started this weekend. This one seems very interesting and I cannot wait to get some reading time today.
However, it is good sometimes to stray from the path and read a book that one just hadn't in mind before...
I was looking for "The Space between us" by Thrity Umrigarwhich I started this weekend. This one seems very interesting and I cannot wait to get some reading time today.
However, it is good sometimes to stray from the path and read a book that one just hadn't in mind before...
I'm glad you liked the first one. I read the one by Thrity Umrigar and really liked it.
I read a bit of fluff over the weekend, Daughters of The Bride by Susan Mallery. It was OK…sex alert in a couple of chapters.
I never got into That's Not What They Meant. It was written too much like a history book for me to enjoy.
I just started All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
by Stephen Kinzer which I think is going to be very good. It tells the history of Iran and how the British and the US teamed up to overthrow a democratic leader in 1953 all for oil. It changed the views of how America was thought of by them and probably shaped how they are today towards us. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...the_Shah_s_Men
After that I picked up lots of goodies from the library
Sportscaster Joe Buck's autobiography.. Stories about Buck growing up as the son of a sportscaster, and how that experience shaped his career path. Some funny accounts from Buck's childhood, combined with stories & insights from his adult, professional life (including opinions of contemporary sports' events).
I'm about 2/3rds finished. It's a pretty good read.
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Okay, let's play a game. How many pages (out of the 878 pages that is 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster) do you think I'll read before giving up?
I have no business starting a book this length with so much going on in my life, but it landed in my lap and I read the first [I don't know how many -- I don't do math -- amounts to 3%] pages and am enjoying it. So far. So? Bets? Where do you think I'll end up (percentage/pages/whatever) before I cry "uncle"?
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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Okay, let's play a game. How many pages (out of the 878 pages that is 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster) do you think I'll read before giving up?
I have no business starting a book this length with so much going on in my life, but it landed in my lap and I read the first [I don't know how many -- I don't do math -- amounts to 3%] pages and am enjoying it. So far. So? Bets? Where do you think I'll end up (percentage/pages/whatever) before I cry "uncle"?
Wait! Before you place your bets, you should know: The writing is very dense. There's no dialogue to speak of (pun intended). Paragraphs can run -- unbroken -- for an entire Kindle page. Just letting you know so that you don't aim too high.
Okay, let's play a game. How many pages (out of the 878 pages that is 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster) do you think I'll read before giving up?
I have no business starting a book this length with so much going on in my life, but it landed in my lap and I read the first [I don't know how many -- I don't do math -- amounts to 3%] pages and am enjoying it. So far. So? Bets? Where do you think I'll end up (percentage/pages/whatever) before I cry "uncle"?
I don't know but it kind of sounds great. I might give it a whirl after I finish what I'm reading now.
(Psst. I bought a horse today! )
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(thanks again, Andrew Carnegie!)
