Vort 17310 Report post Posted December 14, 2013 In high school, I had an English teacher who enjoyed my essay for her class tell me that I should read Louis L'Amour. I recently got into a conversation with friends who told me how great Louis L'Amour was. So I decided to take the plunge and I checked out the first Louis L'Amour book I came across in a search at our local public library site: Last of the Breed, which turned out to be his second-to-last book. Started reading it the day after Thanksgiving, finished it up about six days later. Pretty good book; I think my English teacher was right, and I would have enjoyed L'Amour a lot, especially if I had started reading him at 17 instead of at 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quin 155 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Don'tcha just hate that?I missed out on the Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin books for "only" 10 years (because I loathed the covers when I was 13). Read the entire 50+ book lot of them while I was nursing. Upside: they kept me awake at oh-dark-30. Downside... Murder books probably aren't the best idea when hormonal & sleep deprived. I've also just "discovered" Elmore Leonard. Head smack. When I consider all the tripe & garbage I've read over the years, while completely ignoring recommendations from people I thought were idiots...oy. Hundreds and hundreds of books. The worst is when I DON'T like them now, but could see myself loving them back when. None of the above listed qualify, fortunately. Q Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Backroads 2760 Report post Posted December 17, 2013 Just finished reading Watership Down, after having it sitting on my bookshelf for years. I actually enjoyed it a lot. :)Now I'm re-reading Beauty by Robin McKinley for the umpteenth time. So got over the discrepency between the cute bunny on the cover and all the violence? I last read "Beauty" this spring, and my unresearched theory is that book inspired the Disney Beauty and the Beast more than anything else did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingnut 316 Report post Posted December 17, 2013 I last read "Beauty" this spring, and my unresearched theory is that book inspired the Disney Beauty and the Beast more than anything else did.Author? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenamarie 116 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 Author?Robin McKinley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenamarie 116 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 So got over the discrepency between the cute bunny on the cover and all the violence? I last read "Beauty" this spring, and my unresearched theory is that book inspired the Disney Beauty and the Beast more than anything else did.Ya, I did. And definitely this book is where Disney got it's inspiration. A book-worm heroine with an over-sized horse? Yup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smudge 4 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 Last week a read A Christ Centered Christmas - I thought it was a really well though out book with some really good ideas for making Christmas more Christ centered by starting various traditions of service and study and as you complete each one adding a figure to your nativity scene.Prior to that I read a very short book - more a booklet really - called The Last Straw which again was about making Christ the focus of your Christmas celebrations by carrying out acts of secret service and each time you do something adding another straw to a manager so that one Chrstmas Eve baby jesus (well a doll symbolizing Jesus) will have nice soft bed - the more secret service the more straw and therefore the softer the bed will be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Connie 583 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Last week a read A Christ Centered Christmas - I thought it was a really well though out book with some really good ideas for making Christmas more Christ centered by starting various traditions of service and study and as you complete each one adding a figure to your nativity scene.I liked that book, too.The last book I read was The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton. This is the first book I've read by Chesterton. I wasn't really sure what to make of it, but it was interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahlia 679 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 I've been getting into the South Pole expeditions again and am reading 'The Worst Journey on Earth' about the Scott expedition, written by one of the men who was lucky enough to be sent back before the final push for the Pole and 'South: The Story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 Expedition,' by Ernest Shackleton. Amazing accomplishments, much suffering, much bravery, and not a little stupidity, especially with Scott. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vort 17310 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Two (among many) amazing facts about Shackleton's expedition:1. Shackleton successfully navigated a twenty-foot lifeboat with six occupants over 800 nautical miles of open ocean during hurricane season in Antarctic Autumn, riding out a hurricane that sunk a 500-ton steamer, landing on the south side of his target island -- then blazed a never-before-navigated route with two others over an unexplored mountain range to reach the north side of the island to send help to his three companions stuck on the south side and to all his men stranded on Elephant Island.2. Shackleton didn't lose a single man.Not. A. Single. Man.How about that? Edited January 11, 2014 by Vort mispeling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahlia 679 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 I've seen Shackleton's life boat in person. It's hard to believe he made the trip in it. You might want to see: . There are 3 parts.If you do a Google search, you will see a lot of literature on Shackleton's leadership model as used in business. My best friend in grad school was a Norwegian. You have not heard about the South Pole until you hear it from a Norwegian talking about Amundsen. : ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palerider 1305 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Reading a book titled.......The Savior in Kirtland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pam 7652 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Reading a book titled.......The Savior in Kirtland.You read? I thought you had to be "shown" everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palerider 1305 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 You read? I thought you had to be "shown" everything.I am stubborn like that. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pam 7652 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 I am stubborn like that. LolLike an old Missouri mule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palerider 1305 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Like an old Missouri mule.Don't you forget it either.......LOL!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palerider 1305 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 another good book to read is called.....Rising Hills and Sinking Valleys....a descendant of Joseph and Emma shares her story.......by Kimberly Jo Smith i enjoyed this book... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahlia 679 Report post Posted January 12, 2014 I also just read a short Kindle book, ' Genesis Evolution: A Unique Way of Uniting Christianity and Science, an LDS Perspective (Understanding Mormon Doctrine and Evolution Together),' B. Russell McConkie. I always wondered about this, so I'm glad I got it as an amazon suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmarch 720 Report post Posted January 13, 2014 Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter. A fun read by Asimov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applepansy 146 Report post Posted January 13, 2014 Breathe by Sarah CrossonThis book surprised me. By the middle of the book I was invested in the characters. I found this book through the Overdrive Library app.The story is about a society living in pods because the world has no air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swiper 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2014 "Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows" by Will Bagley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Folk Prophet 7750 Report post Posted January 14, 2014 Joseph Smith's Polygamy Volumes 1-3 by Brian C. Hales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahlia 679 Report post Posted January 18, 2014 I'm reading several South Pole books at once, but mostly focusing on 'The Worst Journey in the World' by Apsley Cherry-Gerard - one of Scott's crew who was lucky enough not to be chosen to go to the Pole, hence saving his life. Amazon has a ton of such books for .99 - 3$. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palerider 1305 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Now reading a book titled.......Sidney Rigdon A Portrait of Religious Excess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Connie 583 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Read The Message by Lance Richardson last night at my mom's request. It only took a few hours to read. I enjoyed it. It is a good book with a great message. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites