Who's Reading What?

[Greasy B]

If you're a little skeptical about reading history, you should consider giving this a chance. I think you'll find a lot of parallels with what we face now. The political climate, role of government, and lots of other stuff sound just like today. It adds a cool perspective to things.

My sentiment exactly, you can go way back and find that history has been learned over and over.

I want to thank whoever suggested The River Why further back in the thread. What a great book. I had kind of given up on fishing books, novel or otherwise but I’m enjoying the heck out of this.

[ness]

My sentiment exactly, you can go way back and find that history has been learned over and over.

I want to thank whoever suggested The River Why further back in the thread. What a great book. I had kind of given up on fishing books, novel or otherwise but I’m enjoying the heck out of this.

Yeah, that is a good one. Rented the movie, made a couple years back, and couldn't get through it.

[Quillback]

I need to read that Truman book, he's one of those presidents that gains stature as time goes on.

[Justin Spencer]

I've been listening to Duma Key by Stephen King while mowing and doing other chores. It's a good listen, but wonder how it changes books listening to someone read as opposed to actually reading it, I think listening might make them better once you get used to the reader's voice.

[Addicted to Creeks]

I love audio books but I usually read the books and listen on the second time. I'm paranoid ill miss points since I listen when I'm doing other stuff

[ness]

I've only done a couple audio books. Didn't really care for the format.

Currently reading 'The Great Escape' by Paul Brickhill, one of the prisoners at Stalag Luft III. It's a pretty quick read -- only a couple hundred pages or so. The lingo he uses (he's an Aussie) makes you stop and scratch your head every once in a while. If you've seen the movie, you get the gist, but it doesn't give you a real good sense of the scale of their operations or the scrutinity they faced. Tons of sand dispersed, thousands of bed (and other) boards swiped, hundreds of milk cans, utensils, etc. Hundreds of documents forged, complete with photos from a camera they bribed a guard to get them. Also made a couple hundred sets of clothes -- either German uniforms or civilian, compasses, maps. They learned German, French and other languages. Just crazy how much was involved.

[ness]

Sand County Almanac (Wisconsin, not Iowa, but the same geology) and Aldo Leopold made those native driftless brook trout immortal for me. Great blog post.

Astonishing Facts:

1. Wild brown trout in the driftless area of Illinois.

2. An avid, outspoken, outdoorsman not having a tattered, worn and shared copy of A Sand County Almanac much less never having heard of it. Dude, this is the book that started a movement and inspired generations of enlighten citizens to work toward a future with wild place and creatures.

A Sand County Almanac was required reading in one of my english classes in high school. Need to re-read, and it might do a few on this forum good to read it as well, wish it was required reading in all schools but I'm sure some would object.

So, I ordered a copy of A Sand County Almanac. Just finished up the first part -- where he goes through the months & seasons at his farm. Man, what great read it's turning out to be. He notices things we would all walk past a hundred times without seeing, then analyzes and draws conclusions about various aspects of it and how things are interrelated. He's got a very descriptive and eloquent way of describing things, without it being a chore to read. I'm reading the Kindle version on a laptop, and it's pretty nice to be able to Google some of the plants, animals or locations he talks about as I go. I'll likely get a used hardback of this one -- it's worthy of a place on the library shelf. Glad you guys mentioned it.

[Jack Jones]

Just finishing up "America Aflame", it's a history of the Civil War

Also, about 1/3 of the way through "The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter Tale" by Oliver Potzsch. A nice little murder mystery set in 16th century Germany.

[Quillback]

Just finished reading Fields of Blood, The Prairie Grove Campaign - Written by William L. Shea, University of AR history professor. He also co-authored a book about the Pea Ridge campaign which I have read. Good books both of them. Shea does a good job of profiling the personalities involved both military and civilian and describing events leading up to the battles. Even though there are maps in the book, it helps to have a detailed map available to follow troop movements.

[Justin Spencer]

Just finished reading Fields of Blood, The Prairie Grove Campaign - Written by William L. Shea, University of AR history professor. He also co-authored a book about the Pea Ridge campaign which I have read. Good books both of them. Shea does a good job of profiling the personalities involved both military and civilian and describing events leading up to the battles. Even though there are maps in the book, it helps to have a detailed map available to follow troop movements.

I'll have to pick that up, I had kin who lived on the battlefield at Pea Ridge and hid under floor boards during the battle.