Harold_Z Posted October 18, 2005 Report Posted October 18, 2005 Harold, I barely remember that book, time for me to reread it soon as well. Great cover! (Never saw THAT cover before!) ← Yeah...I dig that cover 'cause it shows how Vonnegut was marketed in his earlier days. I'm actually rereading from a slightly later edition ($1.25) with a purple cover and slightly less trashy look that was the second copy I bought ( the first either fell apart or I lent it to someone). Quote
BruceH Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Harold, I barely remember that book, time for me to reread it soon as well. Great cover! (Never saw THAT cover before!) ← Yeah...I dig that cover 'cause it shows how Vonnegut was marketed in his earlier days. I'm actually rereading from a slightly later edition ($1.25) with a purple cover and slightly less trashy look that was the second copy I bought ( the first either fell apart or I lent it to someone). ← I remember the purple-cover edition: That's the one I read in high school! The cover was still trashy enough for me to try to hide it when walking through the halls. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Fork, it wasn't just Vonnegut that was marketed that way. . .nearly all science fiction and fantasy was! Quote
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 This is the one I had/maybe still have: Quote
BruceH Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 This is the one I had/maybe still have: ← That's the one. Yuck! Quote
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Let's find a way to this place. . .. Quote
alankin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Dennis Overbye – Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance Quote
Harold_Z Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Let's find a way to this place. . .. ← I LOVE THAT COVER ! We have a record cover thread.....we need a book cover thread. Quote
Harold_Z Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 I have some real old Mickey Spillane and Raymond Chandler paperbacks with GREAT covers. I have to see if I can find them online. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time Quote
Kalo Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 This is the one I had/maybe still have: ← That's the one. Yuck! ← Same one I remember being vaguely embarrased by all those years ago, too. Quote
Kalo Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time ← Not a bad little book. I especially enjoyed the post-modern/post-Oprah gesture of including a reading group guide at the end of the book. Or was that the publisher who did that? Quote
BruceH Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 The Great Inluenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History, by John M. Barry. Can't imagine what gave me the notion to pick this one up... Seriously, the first few chapters, about the state of medicine in the United States in the 19th century, are eye-opening and frightening. Most states didn't even require any certification for doctors at all! Medical schools had no requirements. Yikes! Quote
alankin Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 The Great Inluenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History, by John M. Barry. Can't imagine what gave me the notion to pick this one up... Seriously, the first few chapters, about the state of medicine in the United States in the 19th century, are eye-opening and frightening. Most states didn't even require any certification for doctors at all! Medical schools had no requirements. Yikes! ← Similar to today's requirements for Supreme Court justices. Quote
paul secor Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Sidney Bechet's autobiography, Treat It Gentle Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Posted October 30, 2005 Daniel Aaron's AMERICAN NOTES and Herman Hesse's THE GLASS BEAD GAME. I went on the usual Hesse kick when I was a late-teen, but never got around to reading this one (or JOURNEY TO THE EAST, for that matter). Quote
jazzbo Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Rebecca's Children: Judaism and Christianity in the Roman World, by Alan F. Segal. Quote
frank m Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 I had read the Bechet bio years ago and was astounded at the poetic turn of phrase to be found in many parts. I was then told by someone in the publishing game that it was ghost written by a then-famous writer of the time. But dadblast it, I can't be sure. The name John Ciardi comes to mind, but I'm not sure. Whoops-I just asked my wife who knows all this stuff. She confirms that it was Ciardi! Quote
Harold_Z Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 This is the one I had/maybe still have: ← That's the one. Yuck! ← Same one I remember being vaguely embarrased by all those years ago, too. ← THAT'S THE ONE ! I just finished rereading it from that edition. I enjoyed it as much or more as I ever have in the past. Quote
Kalo Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 The Great Inluenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History, by John M. Barry. Can't imagine what gave me the notion to pick this one up... Seriously, the first few chapters, about the state of medicine in the United States in the 19th century, are eye-opening and frightening. Most states didn't even require any certification for doctors at all! Medical schools had no requirements. Yikes! ← Whaddaya want, anyway? They're just body mechanics. Trial and error. How about that bird flu? Quote
Harold_Z Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 This is the edition I used to have, but I just rebought it in order to reread it. The SIREENS put me in the mood for more Vonnegut. Quote
BruceH Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 The Great Inluenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History, by John M. Barry. Can't imagine what gave me the notion to pick this one up... Seriously, the first few chapters, about the state of medicine in the United States in the 19th century, are eye-opening and frightening. Most states didn't even require any certification for doctors at all! Medical schools had no requirements. Yikes! ← Whaddaya want, anyway? They're just body mechanics. Trial and error. How about that bird flu? ← Yeah, and "science" is no better than homeopathy...and y'cain't prove no diffrent, dagnabit!! How about that bird flu, you ask? Just one mutation from armagedon. In a word, "yikes." Quote
sheldonm Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 Let's find a way to this place. . .. ← I LOVE THAT COVER ! We have a record cover thread.....we need a book cover thread. ← ...I dig chicks with purple hair! Quote
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