ghost of miles Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) On 2/23/2022 at 9:09 AM, ghost of miles said: The second book of Ian W. Toll’s Pacific War trilogy—an excellent counterpart to Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy, which covers the American war effort in the European Theater: Finished this yesterday and am looking forward to eventually reading the conclusion of Toll’s trilogy about the Pacific Theater. For some reason I seem to favor war and cultural histories for my morning breakfast books. Started this one today—all too timely, unfortunately, given the fascist evil that Putin has unleashed against Ukraine: Edited March 12, 2022 by ghost of miles Quote
GA Russell Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Tough as Nails: The Complete Cases of Donahue: from the Pages of Black Mask by Frederick Nebel https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Nails-Complete-Cases-Donahue/dp/1618270087/ Quote
jlhoots Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 Kalisha Buckhanon: Speaking Of Summer Quote
Brad Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Reading this for a book club. It’s better than I expected. From what I’ve read it’s considered a classic. He was the first person to sail solo around the world. Edited March 28, 2022 by Brad Quote
jazzbo Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) Sarah Ruden is an excellent classical scholar and has a very interesting view into the time of the Gospels and her translation is intriguing and thought-provoking. 400×600 29 KB Also reading: A very intriguing book only 6 bucks on amazon Edited March 29, 2022 by jazzbo Quote
Pim Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 I am a high school teacher. The main subject I teach are social studies ( I thinks that's the English term for it). It's about politics, media, sociology and crime. This year we have started a philosophy pilot. I am one of the two teachers. Philosophy has always had my interest and I once followed a course but I really need to read stuff again to be capable to explain things clearly to my students. Kant is one of the philosophers that is treated a lot. It's fascinating stuff but also a difficult read. It's even more difficult to explain in an accesible way to my students. But I love it. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 5, 2022 Report Posted April 5, 2022 In bits and pieces, Allan Sutton Directory of American disc record brands and manufacturers 1891-1943 More complete than Rust's old book on the subject, which just stuck to what jazz fans would be interested in. MG Quote
jlhoots Posted April 10, 2022 Report Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Bright Moments said: A Visit from the Goon Squad Quote
jlhoots Posted April 18, 2022 Report Posted April 18, 2022 Emily St. John Mandel: Sea Of Tranquility Quote
Brad Posted April 23, 2022 Report Posted April 23, 2022 The narrator of this book is Joseph Roth’s Rebellion. Half the book deals with Roth and the other with the current owner, whose grandfather saved it from a Nazi book burning in 1933. Unusual and strange book. Quote
Niko Posted April 23, 2022 Report Posted April 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Brad said: The narrator of this book is Joseph Roth’s Rebellion. Half the book deals with Roth and the other with the current owner, whose grandfather saved it from a Nazi book burning in 1933. Unusual and strange book. that's one of the Joseph Roth books I know the least... sound very interesting ... (moving in with my girlfirend soon, so the Joseph Roth Poster will probably have to move to my office... those tradeoffs...moving the record collection to my office is not an option for various reasons) Quote
Brad Posted April 23, 2022 Report Posted April 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Niko said: that's one of the Joseph Roth books I know the least... sound very interesting ... (moving in with my girlfirend soon, so the Joseph Roth Poster will probably have to move to my office... those tradeoffs...moving the record collection to my office is not an option for various reasons) Have you read the Radetzky March? There was also the sequel, the Emperor’s Tomb. Not as good as the Radetzky March but still worthwhile. Quote
Niko Posted April 24, 2022 Report Posted April 24, 2022 It's been a while but I read most of Roth's ficition and quite a bit of the non-fiction at some point... I liked the Emperor's Tomb a lot actually, other favorites were Flight without End (best of the early work, can also be read as an indirect sequel to Radetzky March even though the family is named Tunda there and not Trotta) and Weights and Measures (my favorite among his Eastern Jewish themed work, I like it better than Job for instance) Quote
JSngry Posted April 24, 2022 Report Posted April 24, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 7:05 PM, jazzbo said: Sarah Ruden is an excellent classical scholar and has a very interesting view into the time of the Gospels and her translation is intriguing and thought-provoking. 400×600 29 KB I know you are no dabbler in this stuff, and have ordered a copy on the basis of this post. Quote
Brad Posted April 24, 2022 Report Posted April 24, 2022 10 hours ago, Niko said: It's been a while but I read most of Roth's ficition and quite a bit of the non-fiction at some point... I liked the Emperor's Tomb a lot actually, other favorites were Flight without End (best of the early work, can also be read as an indirect sequel to Radetzky March even though the family is named Tunda there and not Trotta) and Weights and Measures (my favorite among his Eastern Jewish themed work, I like it better than Job for instance) Thanks. I haven’t read his other work. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 24, 2022 Report Posted April 24, 2022 1 hour ago, JSngry said: I know you are no dabbler in this stuff, and have ordered a copy on the basis of this post. Cool. If you like this translation, her book on Paul is very interesting. Quote
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